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Why is Xcel so nervous? I don’t know much about powerplant municipalization, nor do I care deeply about the ultimate fate of the Valmont Power Station. And I don’t have an axe to grind with Xcel, either. They’ve sent me electricity, I’ve paid my bills, and they’ve never tried to pull anything outrageously stupid like the phone companies always seem to be trying. They even sent me a rebate on solar panels. However, it is troubling to see the disproportionate money spent on ads to convince me against the change. Clearly, someone is going to lose a lot of money if this comes to pass, and I’ll wager that “person” is Xcel. It’s insulting to see the parade of fake “citizens” and “environmental consultants” popping up in ads on Facebook and in the papers, warning me of the deep dark dangers that lurk beneath the surface of this very scary and complicated issue. Judging solely from the intensity and lopsidedness of the P.R. campaign, I can only conclude that Xcel has conducted a decades-long fraud, charging far more than their services are worth, and pocketing the substantial difference. The history of municipal power doesn’t seem to support the fear-mongering. To me, it’s simply a tradeoff — would you prefer that the city run your power plant, or Xcel? I suspect that choice would be executed competently,

with the municipal flavor tending slightly towards a more low-carbon emphasis, such as a quicker conversion of coal to natural gas. But really, this isn’t a sky-is-falling change. Unless you are Xcel, apparently, and your free lunch is going away. John Lilley/Boulder

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omedy Central’s Stephen Colbert points out that political statements and even political facts these days don’t have to be true — all they need, Colbert insists, is some element of “truthiness.” This seems to be the strategy of Texas yee-hawer Rick Perry. In presidential debates, he’s shown that he’s simply no good at getting his mind around true facts, so he makes up his own. For example, he was stung recently when other candidates charged that a lobbyist for Merck got him to mandate in 2007 that all Texas pre-teen girls be vaccinated with an anti-cancer drug — a drug that Merck just happens to sell. Uh-uh, the governor retorted, it was not the drug lobbyist that prompted his action, but the heart-rending pleas of a cancer patient who’d come into his office. “I got lobbied by a 31-year-old young lady,” 4 October 6, 2011

This fall, Boulder citizens should declare for energy self-reliance at the ballot box. The plan to municipalize the local electricity system is the surest way to maximize the local economic benefits of clean energy, to create the most local jobs and to ensure that future energy

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Rick Perry’s ‘truthiness’ by Jim Hightower Perry slapped back at his critics. How truthy. The lady was real, and she did visit with him in his office. But not before he issued his gubernatorial order on behalf of Merck. It was not until three weeks later that Perry first met her! So the assertion that he was motivated by humanitarian compassion is untrue, false, a fib ... a lie. Perry’s story is further stained by the actual fact

decisions preserve the best interests of Boulder. Consider this. Every 3 megawatts of local solar power creates over $1 million of economic activity and 24 local jobs. If the city begs Xcel — against its PUC see LETTERS Page 5

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that as he was preparing to do this sweeping favor for Merck, the drug maker deposited a $5,000 campaign donation in his pocket. When this was brought up in another debate, Perry tightened into a purity pose and snapped that he was “offended” by the suggestion that he could be bought for $5,000. Perry thought this retort put the Merck issue to rest, but instead it sounded as though he was setting a price floor for other corporate funders, signaling that maybe $6,000 would not offend him. Perry needs to heed the advice of baseball great Ted Williams: “If you don’t think too good, don’t think too much.” Boulder Weekly

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charter to show no local favoritism — Boulder may see a local solar power plant as it pursues the state renewable energy mandate. If Boulder is the utility, however, it can build its own clean energy and reap the economic rewards. That’s because local ownership multiplies the economic value of clean energy, confirmed in a 2009 study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The $1 million economic value of a wind turbine, for example, grows into as much as $3.5 million, and the number of local jobs doubles. Municipalization means distant utility executives can no longer write off the economic or environmental consequences of building nearby coal plants. Instead, Boulder can chart a clean energy future that maximizes the local benefits. Some have questioned the expense and challenge for the city in becoming its own utility. But electricity generation is not rocket science. Already, over 2,000 municipal utilities provide electricity to one in every seven Americans. And cities like Boulder issue bonds for big infrastructure projects from roads to sewers every year to the (cumulative) tune of $400 billion in 2010. It’s understandably intimidating to consider being masters of your own electricity future, but I urge you to consider the economic and environmental rewards of self-reliance at the ballot box this fall. John Farrell, Institute for Local SelfReliance/Minneapolis, Minn.

Say no to GMO (Re: “GMOs get a go-ahead,” News, Sept. 29.) I am aghast that a 6-to-3 decision from this Cropland Policy Advisory Group — which has been very biased in the direction of GMOs from its initiation — will carry Boulder Weekly

the weight the county commissioners are giving it. What is absolutely true is: Monsanto has many other GMO varieties waiting in the wings for approval of sugar beets here in Boulder. A “yes” here will open those floodgates. All of these crops have the potential to cross-pollinate with their conventional and organic crop neighbors, and the policy does not set aside unplanted land to help prevent cross-pollination. Over 90 percent of our corn, canola, soy and cotton is now GMO, much due to wind and pollinator spread of GMO pollen. USGS reports are showing that air, rainwater and rivers across the Midwest U.S. ag belt are routinely contaminated with high levels of glyphosate (Roundup). You can’t grow GMOs without it. There are many other reasons why GMOs should be banned on our open space. These are just a ghastly few. What are our county commissioners thinking? Are we simply guinea pigs? Please write them and let them know how you feel on this issue. Dariel Blackburn/via Internet Three of the six members of the Cropland Advisory Group would have us believe that the GMO issue is merely a matter of fairness — so much land for conventional crops, so much for organics, and so much for GMO crops. But that’s a totally misleading concept. GMO crops and organics do not coexist. GMOs contaminate and crosspollinate other crops. Don’t allow our county open space land to be used for dangerous experiments. Let’s grow healthful crops to feed local residents, see LETTERS Page 6

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his year’s budget battles have at least produced two points of clarity: 1) The federal government will go broke unless it cuts Social Security and Medicare or finds more revenue to pay for them. 2) Taxes aren’t going to be raised to pay for Social Security, Medicare, or anything else anytime soon, and “anytime soon” means between now and the next ice age (which, thanks to global warming, has been indefinitely delayed). Fortunately, there is another way the feds can get the trillions of dollars necessary to keep Social Security and Medicare sustainable for the rest of the century. The feds need to do just two things: 1) Go into the oil and gas business. 2) Put the profits into a sovereign wealth fund whose earnings are earmarked for entitlements. There are tens of billions of barrels of oil and hundreds of trillions of cubic feet of natural gas on the outer continental shelf and on public lands in the western U.S. and Alaska. To the extent that the resources on these lands have been exploited at all — most have been locked up for (mostly lame) environmental reasons — it has been through a process of federal lease sales, with the federal government getting up-front fees for the leases, plus relatively modest royalty pay-

ments on any oil or gas produced. “Relatively modest” in this case means royalties of 16.67 percent on oil and gas produced on-shore and 12.5 percent on off-shore production. Although these royalties generate several billion dollars a year, compared to the value of the resources or compared to the royalty rates charged by most foreign governments, they are little more than a pittance. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Since the oil and gas on public lands and the outer continental shelf is owned by the federal government, the federal government could produce at least some of it itself and keep all of the revenues from that production for use on behalf of the American people. It could do this by setting up a national oil company — most major oilproducing countries have them — and giving it exclusive rights to explore for oil on selected tracts of federal lands. Only a minority of federal leases would need to be retained; most oil exploration could still be left to the private sector. The revenues from the national oil company’s activities would then be put into a sovereign wealth fund dedicated to funding entitlements. A sovereign wealth fund is a stateowned investment fund. The money sovereign wealth funds invest can come see NATIONAL OIL Page 6

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from any number of sources, but oil is the single most common source. According to Wikipedia, the world’s three largest sovereign wealth funds — Abu Dhabi’s ($627 billion), Norway’s ($556.8 billion) and Saudi Arabia’s ($439.1 billion) — are all oil-based. While the funds’ initial capital originate with oil revenues, they can invest those funds in anything — stocks, bonds, precious metals, real estate, foreign currency, etc. — that any investment fund might put in its portfolio. The profits from the funds can be used for general government expenses or for earmarked purposes — like pensions and health insurance. Could an oil-based American sovereign wealth fund generate enough revenue to cover the expected shortfalls in Social Security and Medicare revenues? According to CNN, Social Security will need an additional $6.5 trillion if it is to pay 100 percent of its promised benefits for the next 75 years. Medicare’s shortfalls are expected to be even higher than Social Security’s. However, the government would not have to produce outlandish amounts of oil to generate the sort of revenues that would make a big difference. The U.S. currently uses more than six billion barrels of oil a year (about 19 million barrels a day). Say the feds were to produce one mil-

lion barrels a day from ANWR, which is thought to contain 10 billion barrels of oil, and two million barrels a day from the outer continental shelf. That works out to 1.1 billion barrels a year worth about $100 billion at today’s prices, or $2 trillion over 20 years. If the fund’s managers could double or triple its value in that time, there would be $4 trillion to $6 trillion in the fund. That’s getting close to what it would take to cover Social Security’s shortfall. But wouldn’t such a scheme contribute to climate change? No. Americans are going to keep using oil regardless of who produces it. The relevant questions are where does that oil come from, who produces it, who gets the revenue, and what is it used for. But wouldn’t such a scheme be unAmerican and socialist? Sovereign wealth funds wouldn’t be un-American. Three U.S. states already have their own oil-based sovereign wealth funds (albeit not their own oil companies): Alaska ($39.7 billion), New Mexico ($13.8 billion), and Wyoming ($4.7 billion). Alaska’s is the world’s 18th largest. As for the scheme being socialist, well, I suppose you could call it that. I prefer to call it using assets that the American people already own for the benefit of the American people. If that’s socialism, make the most of it.

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not GMO sugar beets that will profit a small number of farmers while polluting our land, water and air. Remember DDT? Willa Pendergrast/via Internet

Corporate personhood (Re: “Stand up for democracy,” Perspectives, Sept. 29.) In 2010, the successful candidates for Congress in Colorado raised an average of $1.3 million. The winner of the Senate race raised more than $11 million. This does not count the huge amount raised and spent by “swift boat” campaigns. Need it be said that non-wealthy humans contributed only a small percentage of these totals? Can we really pretend that the donors don’t expect anything in return? Wouldn’t you if you were a CEO of a significant corporate donor? The system is broken. It is not the

fault of any individual congressperson, who must compete in this system. Yes on 2H is the beginning of a movement to allow the repairs to be made to our political system that are necessary to giving voice back to human concerns over big-money concerns. Gina Hardin/via Internet These folks have it right! Think ahead to how our future will look if billionaires, special interest groups and mega-corporations continue to dominate, and money influence our society. Enough is enough already. Corporate protections are placed incorrectly in the U.S. Constitution. They need to go back to federal or state statutes and charters. Then, and only then, do people have the say, the vote and the power. Who do you want in charge? The see LETTERS Page 7

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mega-corporations and billionaires, or you and me? I know where my vote will go. Yes on 2H. Laura Spicer/via Internet

Dead chicks, pigs and cows October is turning into “food” month, beginning with World Vegetarian Day and World Farm Animals Day on Oct. 1 and 2, continuing with World Food Day on Oct. 16, and culminating with Food Day on Oct. 24. World Farm Animals Day (www. WFAD.org) is perhaps the most dramatic of these observances. It celebrates the lives, exposes the abuses and mourns the slaughter of billions of sentient animals raised for food. Recent undercover investigations showed male baby chicks suffocated in plastic garbage bags or ground to death, pigs clobbered with metal pipes, and cows skinned and dismembered while still conscious. Numerous studies have linked consumption of animal products with elevated risk of chronic killer diseases. Animal agriculture accounts for more water pollution than any other human activities. A 2007 United Nations report blamed it for 18 percent of greenhouse gases. No humane welfare reform proposed thus far has alleviated the suffering of a single animal. Improvements in medical and environmental technology cannot possibly keep pace with the devastating impacts of meat consumption. The good news is that dropping animals from our menus works beautifully on all these counts. Lots of recipes and helpful hints are at www.tryveg.com. Stanley Silver/Boulder

Vote for Rick Perry No other candidate for President — Republican or Democrat — can match Rick Perry’s record on job creation. Rick Perry’s leadership has helped build the nation’s top economy. Since June 2009, more than 40 percent of all net new jobs in America have been created in Texas. He cut taxes, including a historic property tax cut and a tax cut for small businesses. He established incentive funds to encourage employers to create thousands of jobs and invest in new technology. And he signed budgets that invest billions more in education, as well as some of the strongest lawsuit reforms in the country — including a “loser pay” law — to help create jobs. Rick Perry’s support for low taxes, reasonable regulations, a predictable civil litigation system and an educated workforce has produced a job climate consistently ranked the best in the Boulder Weekly

nation. Perry’s pro-growth agenda, combined with real spending reductions, will lead to a new era of economic growth and the creation of millions of American jobs. Roman Stockton/Houston

Union contributions Enjoy your Labor Day holiday? The reason we celebrate Labor Day is largely because of the contributions made by unions to the betterment of America’s workers. The numerous beneficial influ-

ences of organized labor cannot be ignored. Most of the benefits workers now enjoy are directly attributable to unions. To cite but a few: the 40-hour work week, paid holidays and vacations, sick leave, grievance procedures, collective bargaining and generally superior wages. Unfortunately, succeeding generations have come to take those benefits for granted. Those benefits came about because of unions and soon became the norm for union workers and many nonunion workers as well.

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City council forum on tap Urban Land Institute (ULI) Boulder will host a city council candidate forum from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at the West Senior Center, at 909 Arapahoe Ave. The candidate forum will explore land-use issues related to smart growth, urban design, downtown development, economic vitality, transit-oriented and infill development, affordable housing, and community sustainability. ULI Boulder is co-sponsoring the event with other local nonprofit organizations concerned with sustainable communities, including the Boulder Chamber, Downtown Boulder, Inc., Boulder B-Cycle, the Boulder Green Building Guild, CNU Colorado and AIA Colorado. The event is free and open to the public. A moderator will pose questions to the candidates. Candidate responses will be followed by light refreshments and the opportunity for informal discussion. For more information, contact Dan Cohen at 303-807-3308 or dan@ urbaninvestmentgroup.com. Free HIV testing Boulder County Public Health is offering free, rapid HIV testing on Wednesdays through Oct. 20 at its Boulder office, located at 3482 Broadway. To make an appointment, call 303413-7500. For more information, see www. BoulderCountyHIV.org. Halloween in Lyons The town of Lyons will host its annual Halloween festivities from 6 to 10 p.m. Oct. 29. Events include an old-time square dance, a costume contest and a snack pot-luck. A parade begins at 6 p.m., followed by trick-or-treating to local merchants. The community dance, in the Old Fellows Hall at 4th and High streets, begins at 7 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Chris Kermiet and Lizard Spring. Donations collected will be used to fund the old-time square dances being held in 2012. For more information, email oldtimedances@musicinlyons.com or call 303-823-0816. County marks 150 years Boulder County will celebrate its sesquicentennial on Nov. 1, and there are several ways commemorate the 150th anniversary prior to that date. Boulder County is recruiting students to submit essays to commemorate the sesquicentennial, and prizes Boulder Weekly

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will be awarded. The essay contest is open to students in grades 9-12. Submissions are due by Oct. 7, and a .pdf file with more information can be found at bit.ly/BCessay. County residents can also pick up a “passport” to Boulder County’s nearly 25 history, art, cultural and educational museums and facilities this month. The passport, available at http://bit.ly/ BCpassport or at participating museums, contains a map and information about each facility. Participants can receive stamps at each location and, after visiting the required number, can turn in passports by Oct. 31 to be entered into a drawing for prizes. In addition, self-guided tours of the county’s historic sites are available. The tours can be done geographically or by theme (mining, agricultural, commerce, tourism, civic and cultural). Brochures are being distributed around the county and can also be picked up at the county courthouse, located at 1325 Pearl St. in Boulder. See bit.ly/BCtours for more information about the tours. For more information about the sesquicentennial festivities, see www.bouldercounty150.org or contact Carrie Haverfield at chaverfield@bouldercounty.org. Great Pumpkin Race returns Lafayette’s “Great Pumpkin Race” will be held at the Bob L. Burger Recreation Center Sunday, Oct. 30. Participants will launch their pumpkins into the Lazy River to see whose holiday gourd crosses the finish line first. Visitors are invited to wear costumes and participate in contests, carnival games and other fun in the gym before the race. The carnival games begin at 4 p.m., followed by the pumpkin launch at 5:30 p.m. Pumpkins may be pre-purchased for $2 online or in person at the Recreation Center. Pumpkins purchased on race day cost $3. The rec center is located at 111 W. Baseline Rd. For more information, visit www.cityoflafayette.com/recreation. A new haz mat option The Boulder County Hazardous Materials Management Facility, located at 1901C 63rd St. in Boulder, now offers a new hazardous waste service for eligible businesses in Boulder and Broomfield counties and the Town of Erie. Eligible businesses are those classi-

fied by the state as “conditionally exempt small quantity generators” — specifically, organizations that generate less than 220 pounds of hazardous waste per month (or about 27 gallons of typical liquid waste), create less than 2.2 pounds of acutely hazardous waste per month, and accumulate no more than 2,200 pounds of hazardous wastes at any one time. The types of hazardous businesses wastes accepted include acids and bases, flammable liquids and solids, pesticides and poisons, photo-chemicals, oil-based paints, etc. To use the service, businesses can download an application form and waste inventory form from the county’s Resource Conservation Division website at www.bouldercountyrecycles.org. Businesses can check their generator status online using the State of Colorado’s Guide to Generator Requirements of the Colorado Hazardous Waste Regulations at www. cdphe.state.co.us/hm/handbk.pdf. Operating hours for residential drop-off are Wednesday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proof of residency (for example, a driver’s license or other ID) is required. There is no charge to drop off household hazardous wastes because the participating communities reimburse the county for their resident’s use of the facility. For more information, visit www. bouldercountyrecycles.org or contact Hilary Collins at 720-564-2224. County sells firewood The Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department is selling firewood permits for Hall Ranch Open Space for three dates: Oct. 8, 15 and 29. Permits are $10 for a half-cord of wood for personal use only. Individuals may purchase up to five cords and will need to load and haul firewood from Hall Ranch in one trip. Four-wheel drive vehicles are required. A standard 8-foot pickup bed will hold approximately one half-cord stacked level to the top of the bed. The firewood will be precut into lengths no longer than 8 feet. Permit holders are allowed to use chainsaws. Depending on assigned sites, the wood will be ponderosa pine, lodgepole pine or Douglas fir. Firewood may be green or dry. There are a limited number of permits available. Visit www. BoulderCountyOpenSpace.org/firewood for more information and to pur-

chase permits. County awards more than $1M Beginning this month, Boulder County is investing more than $1 million over two years in community-based mental health and substance abuse services, community resource centers, dental care and access to quality child care. The agencies receiving funding are Mental Health Partners ($400,000 for mental health and substance abuse services), Sister Carmen Community Center ($200,000 for Community Resource Center services), City of Boulder Family Resource Schools ($170,000 for Family Resource School Services), Clinica Family Health services ($35,000 for dental health services), Dental Aid ($35,000 for dental health services) and the Early Childhood Council of Boulder County ($60,000 for quality child care). It is the second round of funding provided by the Boulder County Temporary Safety Net tax initiative, or Ballot Initiative 1A, that was passed in last November’s election. The five-year property tax backfills deficiencies in state funding for county human services programs and supports contracts with nonprofit agencies. The first round of funding — $503,000 deployed in February — increased the availability of supported child care, provided support to local nonprofit organizations that provide family and individual crisis services, supported child welfare, child protection and early intervention practices, and has ensured timely access to food assistance, medical care and essential benefits.

Library has eBooks for Kindle Boulder Public Library recently announced that its downloadable eBook collection is now compatible with the Amazon Kindle. Patrons can now download popular and classic eBooks to a Kindle device or any mobile device running the free Kindle app, such as iPhone, iPad, Android, all with their free library card. To get started, patrons should visit www.boulderlibrary.org and click on the “Audiobooks, eBooks & more” link on the top right of the page. The library also offers eBooks and audiobooks for use on a PC or Mac computer, on mobile devices such as a Smartphone or MP3 player, and on eBook readers like the Barnes & Noble Nook and Sony Reader. The library’s eBooks collection is in high demand, so patrons are encouraged to place holds if the book they are interested is not immediately available. Reference librarians are available at 303-441-3194 for assistance. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com October 6, 2011 9

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We’re anti-anti-abortion We thought October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but maybe it’s Psycho Anti-Abortion Protest with Graphic Photos Awareness Month. There were long lines of people waving anti-abortion signs along a roadway near an abortion clinic in Colorado Springs on Oct. 2. The next day, while we were walking on the CU-Boulder campus on the north side of Hellems, we noticed a sign warning us that there was graphic material ahead. Sure enough, there were a bunch of pictures of aborted fetuses and people handing out pamphlets about the evils of abortion, getting into arguments with passersby. And at Boulder’s Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church, another bastion of tolerance, they have set up an Arlington-like cemetery of fake headstones representing the thousands of babies who have been aborted. That was original. Do they really think they’re going to change anyone’s mind with these infantile demonstrations of bible-beating ignorance? If anything, these little freak shows just reinforce the beliefs of the pro-choice crowd. And while they’re at it, why don’t they display some pictures of women who died from having crude back-alley abortions back when abortion was illegal? They exist and can be found in police files and coroner reports from those dark days when women risked death to end unwanted pregnancies. Here’s some advice: If you don’t like abortion, don’t have one! And remember: Religion is like a penis. It’s OK to have one, and you can be proud of it if you want to be. But you really shouldn’t wave it around in public. Go cash only Bank of America has announced that it will start charging a $5 monthly fee for debit-card users. The new fee arrives as banks search for ways to make up revenue lost as the result of a new rule that limits how much they can collect in debit card fees from merchants. Allow us to explain. The greedheads who run banks are the crack whores of the money world. They just can’t get enough. Now that they’re limited in their ability to force businesses that accept debit cards to pay ridiculous fees — which, in turn, forces businesses to raise their prices — they’re trying to find a new way to nickel and dime the world. It’s only one of the changes banks have been introducing to their fee structures in their never-ending quest for obscene profits, shareholder dividends and multi-million-dollar bonuses. How about we introduce some fees of our own? How about a $30 “It Really Was the Bank’s Mistake” fee? Or a $15 “Shitty Customer Service” fee? Or how about a $5 “What’s This Confusing Bullshit on My Statement” fee? Don’t hold your breath. In the banking world, the ability to impose unfair, arbitrary fees goes one way. But there is an answer: Pay in cash. That’s right. Pay off those credit cards, put your cash in a credit union, and chop up the plastic.

Wall Street ‘spring’ People across the country are camping out in parking lots and taking to the streets to protest corporate greed in the wake of 700 arrests on the Brooklyn Bridge this past weekend. Those protesters were part of an attempt to confront corporate greed and irresponsibility called “Occupy Wall Street.” While the dudes in $6,000 custom-tailored suits may have thought the cops would make it all go away, protests are popping up across the country from St. Louis to Los Angeles to Portland, Maine, to Denver. Hundreds of people have been gathering each day in protest of corporate greed, using Civic Center Park as their staging area. Daily rallies are held at 3 and 7 p.m. each day. Congress listens to corporate lobbyists all day; this is an attempt to expose Congress and corporate leaders to the thoughts of the average American. Though some in the media are likening the protesters to liberal tea partiers, we prefer to think of the ordinary men and women who brought down unjust systems in the Arab world this past spring. These aren’t just young people, but also unemployed workers whose jobs were lost thanks to corporate scheming. A Wall Street spring? Sounds good to us. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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$4.5 million awarded from NSF to CU team The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $4.5 million grant to a team led by the University of Colorado Boulder to better understand the electrical processes that connect the Earth with the atmosphere and space. CU-Boulder Professor Jeffrey Forbes, who is chair of the aerospace engineering sciences department, leads the team. The grant is one of seven awards totaling $33 million made by the National Science Foundation as part of its new Frontiers in Earth-System Dynamics program. The program’s goals are to improve data resolution and modeling capabilities to simulate complex processes and forecast disruptive events that may affect the Earth’s environment. The CU team will study the processes controlling the charge and discharge of electrified clouds, the electrical coupling between the atmosphere and ionosphere and the flow of electrical current throughout the system. The effort will include satellite-based measurements of magnetic perturbations, studies of clouds and cloud types, aerosol distributions and studies of the ionosphere, which is a region of electrons and electrically charged particles that surrounds Earth from 30 miles to 600 miles in altitude.

CU’s Leeds school index: economic outlook negative Colorado business leaders’ outlook on the economy has turned negative heading into the fourth quarter, according to the most recent Leeds Business Confidence Index, released by the University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business. Confidence decreased in all six economic categories measured by the index, with hiring plans leading the decline. For the fourth quarter of 2011, the LBCI posted a reading of 47.3, down from 51.6 in the third quarter, according to Richard Wobbekind, the Leeds School economist and executive director of the Business Research Division, who conducts the quarterly survey. An index reading greater than 50 indicates positive expectations, while an index lower than 50 indicates negative expectations. Several factors are feeding the economic uncertainty including employment reports released for August showing zero growth for the nation and negative growth for Colorado.

CU’s Creating Futures campaign passes $1 billion threshold The University of Colorado Boulder’s “Creating Futures” fundraising campaign has exceeded $1 billion, due to individual, corporate and foundation gifts and grants. The total has surpassed a major milestone in CU’s largest fundraising campaign, which amounts to $1.5 billion. Since the campaign began in July 2006, more than $530 million in private gifts and grants have come through the CU Foundation, the university’s fundraising and investment-management partner. Most of the remaining private support has been faculty-generated grants and private gifts that are channeled directly to the university. Contributions to Creating Futures are aimed at expanding access to higher education, providing health services, generating research and ideas, and driving the region’s economy. Priority fundraising areas for the remainder of Creating Futures include scholarships, endowed chairs, and professorships, research programs, buildings and infrastructure and academic support on all four CU campuses. CU’s annual economic impact exceeds $7 billion, and CU researchers annually garner more than $800 million in public grant awards for research. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Copper Mtn

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2. Panorama (9/29) strawberry, it still looks like a strawberry, whether it’s genetically modified or not. If you slice open the recent decision by the Cropland Policy Advisory Group on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and organic crops in Boulder County, it looks less like a decision and more like a complicated system of checks and approvals still open for revision.

by Elizabeth Miller “They did ask me to change their names, but I just said, ‘No, why? Why would you want to do that? Here’s your chance. You say you want to move on. You say you’re sorry. You say it’s time to get to the bottom of it, well, let’s do it,’” she says. “I just feel like, it’s our story.” It’s been a journey of discovery, a coming of age story for a woman in her late 30s. For other survivors out there, she says, “Whatever you can do to uncork the bottle is going to be good for you.” Though the mountains were the setting for the start of her abuse, Ross returns to them time and again. “That’s just always been my place,” she says. She communes with nature by skiing, or by sitting on the porch of her Nederland home and listening to the wind or watching a hawk sail by. There’s a bottom line out of all of this, she says: “To me, the past isn’t as important as what you do with it.” At the Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA) event, Ross will share her story in a presentation that will also recognize the Longmont Ending Violence Initiative, the CU Office of Victim Assistance, and another survivor. “I think [Ross’s] story will highlight the individual nature of survivors,” says Mike Murphy, MESA’s development director. “Each individual has their own path to recovery and hers is certainly unique.” Murphy recruited Ross as the event’s keynote speaker after a friend recommended her book to him. MESA was founded in 1972 as Humans Against Rape and Molestation, one of the first rape crisis organizations in the country. Over its history, it has provided rape response and a victim advocacy program, including a 24-hour hotline. Their annual celebration and fundraiser is at 6 p.m. on Oct. 13. More information is available at movingtoendsexualassualt.org. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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wenty-eight years after her whole new way.” stepfather began sexually She did publish the story, and the assaulting her, Tracy Ross response was a flood of letters with took her stepfather back messages like, “Thanks for saying this into the mountains where for me because I could never put this the assaults began, Idaho’s Sawtooth into words myself.” Mountains, and confronted him. She While it’s tough to feel so exposed, wanted the answers to the big four she says, she’s had great support. questions: When did it start? When did “Now that it’s out there, people it end? How many times did it Photo courtesy of Julia Vandenoever happen? And why? Since coming back out of those woods, she’s been telling her story, first in an essay published in Backpacker magazine that won the National Magazine Award for best essay in 2009, then in a book, The Source of all Things, published earlier this year. She’ll tell it again on Oct. 13 at the fifth annual “Brave, Bold and Beautiful,” Moving to End Sexual Assault’s event to honor sexual assault survivors. Ross was living what she would call her dream life, writing for outdoor sports magazines and living in the mountains, but she was struggling with depression, had bounced in and out of a bad marriage, and says she knew it was because of this hole in her history. As a writer, she went in search of answers for her own story the way she would approach any other story — she hiked into the relevant patch of wilderness, the stretch of Idaho mountains where her stepfather had begun to molest her, taking notes throughout the trip, and in a natural amphitheatre called The Temple, began to grill him with questions. know about it, my family has had to “It was just so much worse than I atone for it, I’m in a much happier thought it had been,” she says. “I didn’t place,” she says. know if I’d be able to forgive my parBut it has taken a toll on her family. ents. I didn’t know what to do with the Her parents, both her stepfather and information because I thought I’d come her mother, who had refused to believe out and feel like a million bucks and I Ross when she, at age 8, told her mothcame out and felt really raw and scarred er she was being abused by her stepfaand just icky for my childhood self.” ther, have supported her through the The creative process changed her process. They continue to visit her at perspective. her home, though Ross says she will “I could see myself as a character not send her children to stay with them, and have compassion for myself,” she and she does not leave her children, two says. “It just became really enjoyable to boys ages 10 and 8 and a 6-week-old work on because I felt creative in a daughter, alone with her parents.

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Local elections, big issues It’s been a steady few years of incessant complaining about government and all the things government fails to do well for its citizens. Now we’re heading into an election in which very few people will take time to vote. It’s not that they have to brave death threats and car bombs like voters do in Iraq, nor are they limited to pre-approved candidates and issues, as are so many people around the world. Boulder County voters have the opportunity to have a real voice in how, and by whom, their government is run. In this election, we’re not only electing city leaders, but also deciding whether to raise state taxes, whether school districts will get more funding, whether the sheriff will be permitted to serve up to four terms, whether Longmont can finally make use of its own fiber-optic network, and whether the city of Boulder will explore municipalizing its electric utility. None of these are small issues, and they are best decided by a solid majority of voters. To help make the process easier, Boulder Weekly has researched every candidate, question and issue on the ballot, offering not only an overview of the issues, but also our endorsements. Please take time to peruse this edition, jot down your own thoughts and then vote. Either that — or quit complaining.

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nder state law, registered voters who did not participate in the 2010 election have been listed as inactive and will not receive a mail ballot for the Nov. 1 election unless they contact the county clerk and recorder’s office at vote@bouldercountyvotes.org or 303-413-7740. Those who are inactive can be reactivated through Election Day. But Monday, Oct. 3, was the last day to register for the election. Voters can visit www.BoulderCountyVotes.org to request a mail ballot or check and update their voter registration. They can also call the number above or visit one of three Boulder County Clerk & Recorder’s Office branches: 1750 33rd St. in Boulder, 529 Coffman St. in Longmont, or 722 Main St. in Louisville. Voters will begin receiving ballots in mid-October.

Municipalization tops list of issues in Boulder

he municipal utility issue has only become more complex in the months since Xcel walked away from the bargaining table in July, after talks about its wind-energy deal broke down. In many quarters, Xcel has been painted as the bad guy, the big corporate power that is antithetical to Boulder values like local control and speedy adoption of a variety of renewable energy sources. And so it followed, logically, that if Xcel was opposed to municipalization, well that’s a good enough reason to vote for it. But this is no longer a simple, black-and-white battle between the good people of Boulder and a profithungry corporation. There are some well-meaning, card-carrying environmentalists who have come out against municipalization, saying the proposal was too rushed and that the city should explore other options before pouring a bunch of money into what might turn out to be a black hole. Yes, Xcel is bankrolling the antimunicipalization ad campaign that has been in our faces for weeks. And, yes, the anti-municipalization group called the Boulder Smart Energy Coalition has its fair share of members who would benefit financially from Xcel 14 October 6, 2011

getting what it wants. Critics charge that the coalition is in bed with groups like the Boulder Economic Council, Boulder Tomorrow and the Boulder Chamber of Commerce, which counts among its board members Xcel Boulder Area Manager Craig Eicher, the chair of the Chamber’s Economic Council. Even David Miller, chair of the Boulder Smart Energy Coalition, has acknowledged in an interview with Boulder Weekly that his renewable energy consulting firm New Energy Development (in which Deputy Mayor Ken Wilson is also a partner) might suffer if the city severs its ties with Xcel. But the coalition also counts among its members people like Karey ChristJaner, who most recently made headlines after being depicted in an antimunicipalization ad as a “Boulder citizen,” even though her legal residence is in California. Christ-Janer, a graphic designer, is a self-described environmental activist who has been involved in anti-carbon and anti-coal campaigns, in addition to ClimateSmart and RenewablesYES, last year’s campaign for a replacement utility occupation tax. She pays for wind energy to offset power used at the homes that she owns in Berthoud and

Salida. And Christ-Janer has been active in the community choice aggregation movement in California, where communities can now buy power from outside sources without owning the infrastructure. She says municipalization doesn’t go far enough to bring renewable energy to Boulder and could unnecessarily cost the city a lot of money, even if city officials take one of the “off-ramps” and decide not to pursue it. Christ-Janer and other proponents of “localization,” like Jack Mason, who teaches in the Global Energy Management Program at CU-Denver, argue that the money the city will spend on municipalization and the costs of a legal battle with Xcel could be better used. They support funding localization efforts like energy efficiency and conservation, electric vehicles, small-scale renewable energy projects and waste heat generation instead. Christ-Janer says the city’s initial estimates on the cost of municipalization did not include renewable energy and relied too heavily on natural gas to reduce carbon dioxide, despite environmental concerns about gas extraction methods like fracking. But they also acknowledge that municipalization does not preclude the

city from pursuing any of the initiatives they suggest. Some say that while it is difficult to trust the city with spending so much taxpayer money, there are some cost limits built into Issue 2B and Question 2C. Question 2C states that Boulder will not charge rates exceeding Xcel’s rates at the time of acquisition, and those rates must be enough to fund operating expenses and debt payments, plus an amount equal to 25 percent of the debt payments. It also says the city will provide “reliability comparable to Xcel Energy.” The tax would expire no later than Dec. 31, 2017, and would end earlier if the city decides not to pursue municipalization or launches the utility before that date. Municipalization is consistent with community values related to localization and renewable energy, so the question is, is it worth the cost? How much is Boulder citizens’ dedication to local control and powering themselves with renewable energy worth? Is there a better way? And do Boulder residents trust the city staff and their elected representatives to make a sound decision on the matter? We’ll find out on Nov. 1. See Page 20 for Boulder Weekly’s position on Issue 2B and Question 2C. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

Coombs is our choice for Longmont mayor

he race for Longmont mayor is already provHe accuses Coombs of waffling on a couple of ing lively, as the two candidates have been tak- issues, including the discontinuance of affordable ing jabs at each other over a variety of issues. housing requirements for developers and the future of But the Longmont City Council races the wilting Twin Peaks Mall. According to Baum, haven’t gotten nearly as nasty as they did in Coombs originally was in favor of having the city take the last municipal election season two years ago. over the mall, but has now flip-flopped. Back then, an out-of-state conservative group (repCoombs acknowledges that after talking to Brad resented by Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler) Power, the city’s director of economic development, he poured money into an attack ad campaign against a is in favor of enticing developers with tax-increment liberal council candifinancing. But he date, and an online doesn’t view changing comic strip showed a his mind after gatherBraveheart figure preing new information as paring to behead seva weakness. “If I make a bad eral left-leaning coun“If I don’t know decision, I’ll cil members depicted something, I’m going to find out from the as chickens. take a step back experts,” says Coombs, Mayor Bryan who is a co-owner of Baum, who is running and re-evaluate. the Pumphouse for re-election and That’s what good Brewery. “If I make a who has been painted bad decision, I’ll take a as a member of the leaders do.” — Dennis Coombs step back and re-evalconservative “Old uate. That’s what good Guard,” is now leaders do.” describing himself as As for Baum’s purple. claim about the lack “I look at what’s of experience to hire a best for the community. I don’t look at red good city manager, or blue,” he says, pointing to his support of nonprofits Coombs says he’s hired plenty of managers for his and environmental initiatives like recycling and citybrewpub business. owned hybrid cars. “If you want to go radically right or “I have 80 employees, and I know how to pick radically left, I don’t fit either of those two.” winners,” he says. “How many employees does he Baum says that, as city officials launch a search for have?” the successor to departing City Manager Gordon Coombs also says his skills and personality are betPedrow, Longmont needs an experienced mayor like ter suited to effective leadership, citing his 30-year himself, not his opponent, Dennis Coombs. engineering background and his ability to get people

to work together successfully. Coombs, who says he leans left on national social issues but is conservative financially, claims he has a skill for “putting the right people on the bus” but isn’t afraid to “kick some people off the bus, too.” He says Baum, on the other hand, tends to harass people, including his own allies on the council, like Katie Witt, who he says was crosswise with Baum on the city’s contract with healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente. “You shouldn’t treat people that way. You can’t be a bully,” he says. “We have to lead this city with civility. … I think I’m a different type of leader.” Baum opposed continuing the affordable housing requirement for developers, given the economic decline and the negative effect such requirements can have on luring new development. Coombs, while acknowledging that the program was seriously flawed, is opposed to scrapping it entirely, and he alleges that the council members who voted for its discontinuance may have had obligations to Realtors, banks and developers. Coombs asks why Baum supported the elimination of the city’s fair campaign practices committee. “I supported the elimination of the Election Committee because the committee wasn’t needed and was costing the city thousands in attorney’s fees every time a violation complaint was filed,” Baum replies. “Our city clerk’s office and local judicial system have the necessary tools for the oversight of the election process and can handle alleged violations without the need of a quasi-judicial board.” While it is heartening to hear Baum describe himself as purple, and while these council races aren’t supposed to be partisan, on the issues at hand we support Coombs for mayor. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

Vote yes on Proposition 103

ere’s the long and short of it: The State of Colorado is broke, and something must be done. A study released by University of Denver researchers in September predicts that the state’s current funding gap will eventually consume the budget across the board. By 2025, the money in the state’s general fund won’t even cover Medicaid, prisons and schools. In an effort to prevent our budget woes from further damaging education in Colorado, Sen. Rollie Heath gathered signatures for an initiative that would Boulder Weekly

increase state taxes for five years and set that money aside for education. If passed, Proposition 103 would raise the state income tax from 4.63 percent to 5 percent and the state sales tax from 2.9 percent to 3 percent, returning them to 1999 levels for five years. The revenue generated — an estimated $3 billion — would go toward funding education in Colorado. (For an in-depth look at the budget and Proposition 103, see “Sinking ship,” cover story, Sept. 15.) Proposition 103 is the latest attempt to deal with Colorado’s worsening state budget crisis, which has been exacerbated by the combined impact of the

Gallagher Amendment, Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) and Amendment 23, which together result in less revenue in the state’s general fund. Those who oppose Proposition 103 fear an increase in taxes will hurt the state’s economic recovery. But the problem in our state is severe enough that something must be done now. The DU study shows that Colorado cannot grow out of this budget crisis, nor can we cut enough from the budget to solve the problem. Some rural districts in Colorado have already had to cut back to four days of school a week — not the direction Coloradans need to

go if we want our children to compete for jobs in a global economy. If we can’t compete for jobs, we can’t compete economically. Education is inexorably tied to economic growth. Will Proposition 103 solve the state’s budget problems? Hell, no. But it does buy five years of decreased cuts, enabling schools to maintain current offerings and perhaps regain some lost funding. This means kids who are receiving a diminished education as a result of recent budget cuts will get help while we try to solve our state’s bigger problem. Boulder Weekly strongly urges a YES vote on Proposition 103. October 6, 2011 15

Mark Gelband Favors 2A Opposes 2B, 2C, 2H 1. Go and speak with them directly with data in hand that shows the community value. For new development I would have requirements for bike racks — similar to parking spots. 2. Streamline the process from application to approval. Encourage the development of more largegrade office space so that when homegrown businesses grow, they are not choosing to go down 36. 3. First speak with Latino and Latina leaders in the community to see what they believe would work. My inclination would be to hire more Latinos and Latinas on the police force and engage in greater community policing practices. 4. Move toward inclusionary zoning that encourages more ADUs and OAUs, density in appropriate areas, and streamlines the re-development opportunities and process for young families. Help find Naropa University a centralized, larger home and keep this great place a part of our community. Push a community art use for the civic pad. 5. We cannot have an honest discussion about affordable housing without talking about how we build more housing. We need to address the funding mechanism from development while we simultaneously squash development. This doesn’t make sense. We need to reverse the down-zoning of the Whittier and Goss-Grove neighborhoods and encourage ADUs and OAUs and density. 6. Practice it themselves. Set examples in their own lives. Encourage use of dead medians to plant food, as Scott Hoffenberg has successfully pioneered on University and 7th. Loosen rules around gardening in setbacks and having chicken coops in setbacks. Fenno Hoffman Favors 2A, 2B, 2C Opposes 2H 1. The lack of bicycle facilities is NOT why more people don’t bike to shopping centers. Our suburban land-use patterns are designed for cars. Retailers sell in bulk and most people don’t live near shopping centers. If it made more sense for families to shop on bikes, rather than in mini-vans, they would, and property owners would accommodate their customers with bike parking the way they provide car parking today. The only way to get more people out of cars and onto bikes is to change our land use patterns so bikes make more sense than cars. That means more apart16 October 6, 2011

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Favors 2A, 2B, 2C, 2H

1. I would revisit the ratio formula that is used to determine auto spaces that can be offset with places like shopping centers? his article features Boulder City bike spaces. We need to be more 2. What can City Council do to facilitate Council candidates’ answers to six aggressive in encouraging more the establishment and growth of more localquestions taken from the Community bike use and less auto use. I would ly owned businesses? Questionnaire, a unified questionnaire spearadditionally allow more mixed use 3. What would you do to prevent racial headed by The Blue Line that involved the of housing within these clusters. profiling and to improve trust between the participation of numerous local organiza2. The greatest challenge to police and the Latino community? tions, including Boulder Weekly. The quesany startup business is the cost 4. What are the three most important tionnaire, available at www.boulderweekly. and the timing. The lower the cost achievable goals that you would like to com, includes 57 key questions on local you have to invest at startup the accomplish through the City Council over issues, ranging from open space to arts to reduced risk associated with the the next two years? diversity, and is searchable by topic and canbreak-even point and long-term 5. What is your vision for long-term didate. To find out what a candidate has to success. Timing is important in solutions to low-income and affordable say on the topics below, simply search for how much time (should be housing options in Boulder? the corresponding number beneath each reduced) is demanded through 6. What can City Council do to encourcandidate’s name. Their answers have been regulation. Regulation is important age growth and consumption of locally edited only for style and typos. but needs not be overbearing and grown food, especially in relationship to land 1. How would you encourage property daunting as to preclude entrepreuse policies? owners to provide more bike parking at neurs from trying. Second part of retention has to do with more options in the commercial/industrial spaces, allowing more flex spaces for expansion. Cost of leases is the final breaking point for any business retention. Many successful businesses have failed or given up simply because they cannot afford the lease and have so few other options. risks and rewards. We profile mountain ments and townhouses near shopping cen3. Community leaders need to lead by lions, little old ladies, students, politicians ters, so people are close enough to bike example. It is not enough to talk about it if and corporations, even though we’re and walk. you do not practice equality in your speech taught not to judge a book by its cover. 2. Allow markets to provide workforce and actions. This is what I have taught the We ALL need to manage our tendency to housing along our transit corridors. youth in all the areas that I have been see patterns and work to be fair, rather Increase the supply of more compact involved: tolerance and acceptance. We than prejudiced, towards anyone we perneighborhood centers to lower lifestyle need to defend the weak, feed the hungry, ceive as part of any “community.” costs for people willing to trade larger speak for the voiceless and tolerate and 4. Make our “Sustainable Streets and suburban houses (and “footprints”) for defend those we disagree Centers” a top priority. Create a street more compact housing in livelier walkable with. tree plan for our busiest streets. Reduce neighborhoods with better transit service, 4. Three goals will be: the polarity in our divided community. more shared amenities, better schools and address our budget gap 5. Long term: allow apartments, townless driving. This can help along with improvement houses and walkable neighborhood cenoffset the high land pricto our economic vitality, es that make our housing ters, along transit corridors, to lower lifeaddressing energy issues, style and service costs, reduce car ownerso expensive compared and more common-sense to neighboring communi- ship and VMTs and free up our existing leadership that bridges single-family housing supply in neighborties. We could also lower the gaps on divisive issues hood interiors for the families with young the cost of energy for through better collaborative community children that thrive in that kind of housing. engagement. This includes working to businesses with co-generation that captures lost In a nutshell, we need to better match our address our core values and how the city housing supply and demand and better heat for process heat should be managing our essential services. optimize the kind of housing choices we and refrigeration cycles and with protec5. We need a continued and broader tion from the politicization of their rates, if allow, to fit the requirements of our popuincome sourcing to fund affordable housing the voters choose municipalization. We can lation. Gangs of students, immobilized (AH) by the community as a whole. More seniors, young adults, empty nesters and make the culture here more businesssupport for affordable public rentals verses many others without young children, welfriendly and less anti-corporate with betAH ownership where people can move come alternatives to living in single-family ter outreach and education between our through and up out of the system should be houses and quiet (dull) neighborhoods, if business leaders and everyone else. The encouraged. AH welfare where people are the alternatives are lively, walkable, convecurrent polarized climate makes that a trapped in the system without the ability to nient, less expensive, more energy efficient challenge. move up in economic ability needs to be and don’t require so much driving. One 3. Community policing, foot patrols, discouraged. More housing variety and car is worth about $50,000 in housing school visits, patrol car ride-alongs and intensity in special areas of the city needs expense. What are two hours a day of free lots of engagement between officers and to be encouraged. Development is not bad neighborhood activists all help build trust. time (not driving) worth? wherein it works to address these AH goals 6. Grow food on open space. Slaughter I have worked in the public safety sector we desire to provide. animals in backyards. How far do you want and on the whole, I think our police offi6. I think we have laid the groundwork to take this? Wheat and other staples are cers do a good job of policing fairly. I that encourages more local production and very different than salad fixin’s. Local sounds consumption. We will need to continue know they treat this issue very seriously. groovy, but most of what most people eat That said, I think it’s human nature to encouraging and be willing to adapt as profile — because it’s part of pattern rec- here isn’t local. Big topic. issues and the economy change. ognition and how we try to anticipate

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Kevin Hotaling Favors 2A Opposes 2B, 2C, 2H 1-7. Due to the complexity of these issues and limited space/time provided for answers, please visit councilmanh.com to view my answers to all of the questions here and any others that I feel are important. Suzanne Jones Favors 2A, 2B, 2C, 2H 1. Typically the city requires bike racks as part of redevelopment or new development, which is a requirement we should continue. As bicycling increases and becomes a more widely practiced form of transportation, we may need to increase this requirement and perhaps reduce the city’s car parking requirement at the same time. The city could also consider subsidizing new bike racks as needed, or exploring having bike shops sponsor additional racks. The city successfully partnered with a community nonprofit in helping to fund and launch Boulder’s B-cycle program, which involved strategically locating bike stations around town (e.g., at the 29th Street Mall), aided by the sponsorship of B-stations by various Boulder businesses; for the next phase of the program, the city should do an analysis of the best locations for additional installations, and continue promoting this public/ private nonprofit partnership to pay for more bikes and stations and to facilitate B-cycle use. 2. We should preserve and promote our high quality of life and what is best and most unique about Boulder, including our outstanding physical setting and recreational opportunities, our federal labs and university, and our arts. Council should prioritize funding for the city’s economic development program to attract and retain businesses within our top priority sectors, and foster Boulder’s “brand” as an incubator of innovation that draws new entrepreneurs. Council should work closely with our Congressional delegation to block proposed funding cuts to our federal labs, which are the source of many spin-off start-ups. Council should also encourage further investments by CU in its facilities and faculty — including partnering with CU in building a conference center in a suitable location that meets both city and university goals. Finally, Council should monitor results of the city’s incentive and regulatory programs and actively work to make improvements as needed to help homegrown businesses. 3. Many racial conflicts are deeply rooted in a history of economically and socially unjust policies and practices. That said, there are important leadership roles for civic leaders to play in building cultural understanding and in embracing and demonstratBoulder Weekly

ing inclusiveness. Responsibility for increasing inclusion starts with the City Council, and we must do more to solicit the needs and concerns of Latinos and others marginalized in our community — for example, through the Immigrant Advisory Committee for the city manager and the City/CU Subcommittee on Inclusiveness and Diversity. This commitment in action sets the tone for our work in building better understanding among law enforcement about Latino culture. We must also be clear: racial profiling will not be tolerated. Likewise, we can help immigrant communities understand cultural expectations of host communities. Programs like Dialogues on Immigrant Integration help facilitate safe conversations that bring assumptions to light, while building personal relationships between individuals. 4. Three top goals of mine that I believe are achievable with the next two years include the following: 1) in response to the vote of the people on ballot initiatives 2B and 2C, setting up and implementing a framework for moving forward on achieving our energy goals as a city; 2) exploring, and if feasible, establishing a community-wide Eco Pass program for all Boulder residents and commuters into the city — as our next great leap forward in transportation sustainability; and 3) make additional progress on the city’s affordable housing goals by relaxing standards in appropriate neighborhoods to allow for more accessory dwelling units and owner-occupied units. I am also excited to pursue creative redevelopment ideas for the South of Downtown Area and the civic pad, and to explore measures to promote more local food production. 5. I fundamentally support the city’s goal of having 10 percent of housing units be permanently affordable to support a diverse workforce and community. Our nonprofit housing providers, in collaboration with the city, have done a superb job of leveraging funding from many sources to work towards this necessary community asset. The failure of the affordable housing ballot initiative to augment the inclusionary housing ordinance with a reliable revenue stream has hampered progress. Council just received the Affordable Housing Task Force report, which should help guide program improvements and prompt a robust city dialogue about how to better reach our affordable housing goals. Promising solutions could include establishing a broader revenue stream, streamlining the development review process and creating a “fast lane” for project applications which meet a high level (e.g., 30-50 percent) of affordable housing, and relaxing standards for allowing more accessory dwelling units. 6. I enthusiastically support the goal of promoting the growing and consumption of locally grown food, in response to climate concerns and rising energy costs, and in keeping with our localization aspirations. Although most of the agricultural lands in our open space program are used for grazing, I would review city lands to see if there are any appropriate for organic farming. We should partner with the county in exploring ways to promote local food production such as investing in centralized refrigerated

distribution and processing facilities for local farmers, providing services such as affordable irrigation for open space organic farmers, and pursuing efforts to establish a year-round farmers’ market. The city should also foster environmentally sustainable gardening and education programs such as Growing Gardens and their ¡Cultiva! youthoperated organic garden, located at Longs Iris Gardens off north Broadway; this is a countywide effort that the city should help nurture and expand. George Karakehian Favors 2A Opposes 2B, 2C, 2H 1. Perhaps the City could make volume purchases of bike parking racks and pass the discount on to property owners. The racks are a relatively inexpensive amenity, and given the number of consuming cyclists in Boulder, it seems like it would be in their own best interest to do it. 2. There’s really no shortage of start-up and entrepreneurial energy in Boulder. The city should always ask of itself and its regulations, “Are we in the way?” Many regulatory mandates are federal- or state-initiated, so anything we can do to reduce or limit additional municipal requirements would be an aid to the formulation of local businesses. Of course, anything we can do to keep current funding (or increase it) of the Economic Vitality Program would be money well spent. Maybe some of the Economic Vitality Funds could be moved to a small business fund … 3. Obviously I am against profiling. I am not aware of any profiling issues that have been brought to Council during my time, but we need to remain vigilant and continually offer training in this regard, to our police officers. I will always support hatecrime enforcement, and hope that all of our citizens feel comfortable reporting any problems. 4. Conference center; clarity and consensus in our affordable housing policies; and a cleaner, safer, less divisive University Hill environment 5. 10 percent of our inventory is OK as a goal, but that will keep changing. I want to increase the stock of affordable rental housing in town. Public/private partnerships will become increasingly important because in this economic climate we can’t depend on either the federal government to provide funds for development, and the cash-in-lieu payments from developers will be infrequent. I will not support any new taxes or fees to increase revenues for the city’s housing program. I will support ADUs, OAUs and corridor density increases in hopes that at least some of those will serve an affordable housing candidate. 6. Investigate sharing city water with farmers that may not have enough. Support the Farmers’ Market. Encourage farm-totable educational initiatives in the schools.

More community gardens. DAN KING Favors 2A, 2B, 2C Opposes 2H 1. I think the shopping center customers should be the primary source of such encouragement. Businesses will respond to the market and to their customers. As consumers we need to recognize that we “vote” every time we make a purchase. Real change happens at a grassroots level. I would encourage all of us to recognize our power and use it to create change by rewarding businesses that are leaders in positive change and avoiding businesses that are not. 2. Richard Florida, who wrote The Rise of the Creative Class and studies why certain cities foster creativity, cites three crucial factors: talented people and a high quality of life that keeps them around, technological expertise and an open-mindedness about new ways of doing things, which often comes from a strong counterculture (NYT 5/2010). Boulder enjoys many of these advantages. Organizations such as the Boulder Independent Business Alliance and Transition Colorado have been vocal advocates for the economic impact of local businesses. Council should support, celebrate and promote these efforts. Ultimately each of us as individuals can support these efforts through use of our purchasing power. 3. I think that our police department does an excellent job, both in general and in regard to respecting our various communities. Profiling of any group can happen subtly and in barely perceptible ways. As a community we need to be diligent and on guard to the occurrence of profiling, not just by our public servants, but within our own daily actions. Education and training are the best tools that we have. The Boulder Police Department has taken a strong stance against racial profiling. I support this stance, and I support the job done by our police. 4. I will propose adding a 10-year forecast to our budget process. In order to address our long-term funding gap, we need to recognize the tradeoffs that we are making by our spending and revenue decisions. Many of these tradeoffs will not be apparent in the current year budget process. I would like us to develop and publish a report in which each city department provides us with measurements of what they have achieved. Some results are hard to measure, but this is not a reason not to try. It will take time to refine these tools, but they can become valuable in helping us manage our government. While the process may not be complete in two years, it will be critical to conduct the ongoing analysis for municipalization in a robust, comprehensive and transparent manner. 5. Boulder’s affordable housing program has been a worthy effort. Ultimately the October 6, 2011 17

price of housing is driven by the market. We must look at the ancillary problems created by the lack of affordable housing. Two areas on which the city could focus are allowing a higher level of density in designated areas of town and a continued focus on transportation. More on density in my answer to the next question. The lack of affordable housing creates a lack of access to many of the resources that we enjoy in Boulder. I live in South Boulder. It is unlikely that I will ever be able to afford living within walking distance of downtown Boulder. But excellent multi-modal transportation alternatives give me access to the amenities in this section of town. Similarly excellent regional transportation alternatives can give area residents access to employment opportunities in the city limits. 6. There are some areas of city open space that may be suitable for crop cultivation. Additional analysis in terms of soil conditions and irrigation would be necessary to make this determination. I would support this analysis. Expansion of the farmers’ market, and policies that assist local growers would also be important. My business was instrumental in hosting the first two preThanksgiving farmers’ markets, which have now become an annual event on 13th Street. We have many city programs designed to encourage and support changed behavior on the part of our residents. Encouraging backyard “Victory” gardens would be an appropriate focus of our efforts. Community gardens may also be good uses for city-owned lands in flood zones and in some right of ways. The city should provide the “seed” for these ideas and let community groups like the Growing Gardens and Transition Colorado carry the ball. Lisa Morzel Favors 2A, 2B, 2C, 2H 1. I would consider incentives to encourage business owners to provide creative solutions to bicycle access and parking, such as a reduction in required auto parking spaces for increased bicycle spaces. If the city does a commercial energy conservation ordinance, I would advocate allowing bicycle parking to be included as part of the formula. Bicyclists not only need safe access to shopping, but also require adequate and convenient parking for bicycles and trailers, which many cyclists use to transport children, goods and possibly dogs. Sheltered parking in places would be another nice amenity. I will also continue to encourage the expansion and vitality of the B-cycle program throughout Boulder. 2. City Council can continue to support our economic vitality program and make sure it contains a focus on the development and prosperity of innovative start-ups and other locally grown businesses while working to retain the businesses we enjoy currently. As part of this program, Council has directed the city manager to retain a fulltime staff position dedicated to this important effort, and this has already reaped many benefits. We also can make sure that new development in areas like Boulder 18 October 6, 2011

Junction creates space that is appropriate for small, local businesses to thrive in a human-scale attractive streetscape. In recent years, Council has implemented policies that have allowed the development and growth of industries focused on clean energy and associated technologies, zero waste, as well as energy conservation. With the successful passage of ballot initiatives 2B and 2C, the potential for more growth in renewable energy source businesses will only flourish. 3. I have zero tolerance for racial profiling or discrimination against anyone; this should not be tolerated. Statistically, racial profiling in Boulder is low, which may be good, but the fact that it’s reported at all is unacceptable. Some suggest it is underreported, which may reflect fear of reprisal in the community. The Hotline, independent of the city and established in 2005, is one way to ensure reporting of racial profiling occurs. I’m not sure the best way to improve trust but as a community, I think we can improve efforts to be more inclusive in Boulder and ensure smaller communities do not remain or feel isolated. This is one reason I fought for a safe pedestrian crosswalk at 34th and Valmont and for welldeveloped connectors to Boulder Junction: residents here and elsewhere must have safe and easy access to the rest of Boulder. 4. Keep the municipalization and renewable energy efforts on track and moving forward to the best solution for Boulder, finish acquisition of Section 16 in Jefferson County, see a North Boulder Library built, and establish an exciting addition to our community on the Community Use site at 9th and Canyon. 5. I believe the path forward for affordable housing in Boulder must include: 1) continued support of the IH program because of the substantial income produced and the on-site requirement that distributes affordable properties throughout the city, 2) new, creative land-use policies and regulations that encourage ADUs/OAUs, mobile and manufactured homes, duplexes and small houses, creative sweat-equity development (possibly using recycled and reusable materials), incentive programs for voluntary deed-restrictions when redevelopment is allowed, and requirements for worker housing in mixed used developments, and 3) consideration of a new tax such as a head tax that targets workers and our commercial/industrial sector, with revenue dedicated to more affordable housing. 6. City council should look carefully at this issue because food production in the coming post-oil world will require use of all of our local resources. Council should consider appointing a board to look at this issue and should consider options for additional agricultural operations on Open Space and Open Space purchases that have agricultural potential. We could consider reducing water rates for those producing food. We also might consider partnering with local universities to encourage studies focused on agricultural innovations in an

oil-free world. Community shared agricultural programs should also be encouraged. A year-round farmers’ market should be considered in a centralized location such as on the Civic Plaza. This would require construction of a sheltered space as well as consideration of a permanent city-farmers’ market partnership. Other local venues and farmers’ markets might also be supported through fairs, regular events, or otherwise throughout the city. Tim Plass FAVORS 2A, 2B, 2C, 2H 1. I fully support making more bike parking available at commercial areas in our community because the more convenient alternate modes of transportation are, the more likely it is that we will get people out of their cars. In new development, with proposals that go through Planning Board review, we have the ability to require developers to add extra bike parking to their project. As a member of Planning Board, I have supported additional bike parking for many projects. For existing shopping centers/ commercial areas, we should provide incentives to property owners. One potential incentive is to highlight places that offer a certain level of bike parking on city bike path maps. Another idea is to provide relief from minimum parking requirements if some of the parking spaces are to be used for increased bike parking. 2. Locally owned businesses are a key component of economic vitality in Boulder. One of the exciting programs that the city offers is microloan assistance to help new businesses get off the ground that otherwise might have trouble finding financing. Cafe Aion, the great restaurant on the Hill, took advantage of the program. We can also consider changing our city codes to reflect changing conditions. For example, the city recently amended the code to allow for mobile food trucks. I supported that change on Planning Board. We can also look to better coordinate the resources we have here in town: CU, the federal labs and Boulder’s entrepreneurial spirit, to promote new start-ups. As for homegrown businesses that are growing we need to look for additional opportunities to provide Class A office space. 3. There are multiple things that we can do. First, city policy needs to prohibit racial profiling. Second, we need to have continuing diversity and sensitivity training for our police officers. Third, we need to have members of the police force who speak Spanish and understand the Latino culture. Fourth, we need to get officers out of their vehicles and on foot and interacting with the Latino community to build relationships. And fifth, we need to make sure that the Boulder police don’t act as an extension of ICE. 4. The three goals are: 1) To chart a course for a cleaner energy future with regard to our electric supply; 2) To reevaluate and improve our affordable housing

program and 3) to make strides in the University Hill neighborhood both in terms of addressing young people’s behaviors and the revitalization of the commercial district. 5. I support our current affordable housing program and its goal of 10 percent permanently affordable units. I also think that it is appropriate to have a mix of both purchased and rental units to target different percentages of AMI. I would keep the Inclusionary Housing ordinance in place and also look for a broader-based funding mechanism to support our affordable housing program. I look forward to more fully exploring the recommendations of the Affordable Housing Task Force. 6. We can rebuild our local foodshed. We need more backyard — and front yard — gardens, more raising chickens and having beehives. We should convert our publicly owned agricultural land to growing food for local consumption. We should also look at having urban spaces, such as street medians, be potential places for garden plots. We need to rebuild our local food storage and distribution systems and give local growers and ranchers access to markets for their products. We also need more education to train a new generation of young farmers. Ken Wilson Favors 2A, 2H Opposes 2B, 2C 1. I would encourage more bike parking at commercial locations by looking at trading some car parking requirements for bike parking requirements. For example, if the city regulations require 20 parking spaces for cars at a restaurant, we could reduce that to 18 if they provide eight bicycle spaces. 2. Boulder is a hub for the incubation of new businesses. We excel in technology, natural products and outdoor activity businesses sectors. The city needs to continue to work with new and established businesses, venture capital investors and business experts to keep Boulder in its leadership position. Our biggest problem is finding commercial and industrial space for new businesses. We need to be innovative in using our land use to accommodate businesses without changing the look and feel of Boulder as the city we all love. 3. I oppose racial profiling in any situation. The Latino residents of Boulder are an important part of our community, and we need to make sure that Boulder is a welcoming place for them to live and work. Our police department works with Latino community leaders to make sure officers have a good relationship with the community to assure they share the same safety and respect as other groups in the city. We should support the police department in this effort. We can all work to be more welcoming to all immigrant communities, which in itself will help stop racial profiling before it starts. We also need to press our federal legislators to work on immigration reform. Boulder Weekly

4. 1. Set a carbon footprint reduction goal that we could attain, with hard work, every year 2. Work with CU to align our goals closely and work together better as a team to reach them 3. Partner with Denver, Aurora and other cities to move the state in better directions on energy conservation and renewable energy 5. We need to continue moving forward with our affordable housing program. I would also like to see us work on housing for lower/middle-income people such as teachers, firemen, police and others who can’t afford homes in Boulder. 6. I would like to see us develop many more community gardens. We have ag land in our open space portfolio, east of town, that could be used for community gardens. I would also like to see us help local farmers sell their products locally with an all-year farmers’ market. DANIEL ZISKIN Favors 2A, 2B, 2C, 2H 1. I support an additional requirement that any permit application for new construction or significant repair to a car parking facility also include adequate

accommodation to bike riders. The city should investigate what business owners consider their barriers to installing bike racks (money, permitting, time, liability, etc.) and work to remove those barriers. I would take photos of full bike racks at places of business (especially those that offer enhanced services such as Ideal Market) and to help show property owners that bicyclists are a significant demographic. Fact: 12 percent of Boulder commuters are on bike. At the Table Mesa shopping center there is bike parking in front of the South Side Walnut Cafe and Caffè Sole. These businesses seem perpetually vibrant. There is no bike parking in front of Mickey C’s Bagels. Despite their coffee being just as good and having lovely patio seating, they are usually deserted. Coincidence? 2. 1) Add a preference for local and independent vendors to all city purchases and procurements. When bids are requested, the evaluation process of bids should weight local businesses with a significant advantage. This is in contrast to merely

selecting the least cost 2) Stimulate an advertising campaign that promotes local businesses (in the spirit of “Keep Boulder Weird”). We can capitalize on our shared patriotism and pride of place with advertising campaigns and publicity 3) Provide start-ups with access to facilities. For example, sponsor a nonprofit such as Naturally Boulder to purchase/lease a commercial kitchen to then sub-lease to local start-ups on an hourly basis at favorable terms 4) Offer excess city equipment (vehicles, photocopiers, computers, etc) to local businesses for the first right of refusal for purchase. 3. First, I would ask the Latino community what actions would earn their trust. Some of my suggestions might include a bonus pay incentive to all bilingual police officers and recognition of acts of cultural sensitivity in each officer’s performance evaluation. I would also move to make one seat on the city’s Human Relations Commission reserved for Hispanic representation. 4. 1) Dozens of start-up companies launched with support from the city 2) 10 percent fewer single-occupancy vehicles commuting to Boulder 3) On the path towards an affordable and reliable municipal power company

5. I believe that housing assistance should serve as a bridge out of poverty, rather than a sustained government handout. My vision is for recipients of housing assistance to find that within a few years their family circumstances have improved enough so that they no longer qualify for the aid. They can then resell their unit or move to an unsubsidized home. I would work with current beneficiaries of public assistance to ensure that they have the tools necessary to pull themselves out of the grip of poverty. 6. The city could designate more of the neighborhood pocket parks as available land for community gardens. For example, there is an awesome garden at 20th and Grove. The city could offer a letter of support to any gardener who is in dispute with their HOA regarding whether or not growing food is an appropriate use of land. The parks and rec department could offer master gardener classes. The city could require the schools to preferentially purchase locally. The City Council should be briefed on the principles of permaculture. Tom Johnston and Steve Keenan did not respond to the Community Questionnaire. Ronald Chase withdrew from the race. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

Morzel, Plass, Ziskin, Jones, King for Boulder City Council

oulder voters are fortunate to have so many intelligent, talented and experienced people step forward each time the city of Boulder holds an election for City Council. This year, voters are being asked to consider 13 candidates and choose five council members, each of whom will serve two years. On the ballot are a mix of incumbents and newcomers with wide-ranging career experience. But we’re convinced that some would serve Boulder and the interests of Boulder residents more than others. After considering candidates’ answers to the Community Questionnaire, meeting many of them face to face and looking carefully at their stance on Boulder’s most pressing issues, Boulder Weekly is happy to endorse Lisa Morzel, Tim Plass, Daniel Ziskin, Suzanne Jones and Dan King for Boulder City Council. Lisa Morzel is running for re-election, having served on City Council from 1995 to 2003 and then again from 2007 to present. She has a Ph.D. in geology and geophysics and has lived in Boulder since 1977. Even during the times she wasn’t on City Council, she has been involved in recycling, gardening, permaculture and other causes that most Boulderites hold dear. We endorse Lisa not only because of her experience with Boulder Weekly

city politics or because she walks her talk or because she stands where we stand on the big issues facing our city, but because she has proved herself time and again to be a champion of the underdog in a city that sometimes forgets it is also home to underprivileged, low-income people. Tim Plass ran for election to City Council back in 2009, and we endorsed him then as well. An attorney who has lived in Boulder for 26 years, Plass served for six years on the city’s Landmarks Board and currently serves on the Planning Board. He is familiar with the issues Boulder is facing, not only as a board member, but also as an active member of his own community, having played an activist role in his neighborhood. His answers on the Community Questionnaire reveal a candidate who stands largely where we stand on a host of important topics and have earned him the support of many prominent Boulder residents. With a Ph.D. in physics, Daniel Ziskin is an environmental scientist whose resume reads like a bowl of alphabet soup — NASA, NCAR, NOAA. His involvement in Boulder ranges from service on Boulder’s Environmental Advisory Board to being a founding board member of Ratepayers United of Colorado in dealings with Xcel to serving on the board of eGo Carshare. A dedicated environmentalist, he founded

Jews of the Earth (www.jote.org), an environmental organization focused on raising awareness about a range of environmental issues in the community. We were particularly impressed with his involvement in the Transition movement and his ideas for helping localize Boulder County’s food supply. Ziskin is also skilled at hearing all sides of an argument and working hard to see that everyone’s needs are met. Despite his impressive accomplishments, Ziskin might not be as well known as some other names on the ballot, but we’re throwing our full support behind him. Suzanne Jones’ experience could fill this page. For 20 years, she has worked on environment- and wilderness-related issues through government and the nonprofit sector. She is the Colorado regional director of The Wilderness Society, a post she’s held since 1996. She served as a legislative representative for the National Wildlife Federation before that and spent 10 years working as a congressional staff person for the Fisheries & Wildlife Subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives. Locally, she’s served on the Environmental Advisory Board and the Blue Ribbon Commission II, to name just two. A lifelong outdoorswoman and athlete, she brings a wellrounded perspective to City Council on issues related to land use and outdoor

recreation. Also, she agrees with us on the big questions facing Boulder in the near future. Dan King is serious about local. He is a champion of local small business. His belief that business and sustainability aren’t mutually exclusive is demonstrated in his own business, Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, which has won awards for being a zero-waste facility. Although we disagree with King on some issues — he opposes Boulder City Ballot Question 2H regarding corporate personhood — he has a practical, business-focused approach to solving problems, which will offer a nice balance on City Council. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. He has also served as president of the Boulder Hotel & Motel Association, on the executive board for the Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau, on the Boulder Parks and Recreation’s Finance Subcommittee, on Boulder’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Expenditure Controls and as chair of Boulder’s Capital Investment Strategy Group. There you have it — Boulder Weekly’s endorsements for the 2011 Boulder City Council race: Morzel, Plass, Ziskin, Jones, King. Now get that ballot in the mail on time. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com October 6, 2011 19

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Ballot Issue 2A asks voters to approve $49 million of bonds for capital improvement projects, including street and pathway maintenance, repairing bridges, renovating aging city facilities, modernizing police and fire facilities and more. The total repayment costs would be up to $82 million. Those are huge numbers, but, city Communications Manager Patrick von Keyserling says, 2A would use existing revenues, not new taxes, to fund the bonds. “There would be no tax increases if voters approved it,” von Keyserling says. “This doesn’t impact revenue sales tax at all. These are already existing revenues that are coming in. So as these other debts are paid off, that frees up the money to issue new bonds.” The city is 20 October 6, 2011

asking for this money in order to make certain vital repairs, like bridges and roads. If voters don’t approve the bonds, the need for these projects will not go away. Rather, von Keyserling says, the city manager will have to explore new ways to fund these projects, possibly by initiating a “pay-as-you-go” system. The downside of that, though, would be that spreading the projects out over a number of years would increase costs compared to paying for them all at once. Note that even the expense-averse Boulder Chamber of Commerce has endorsed 2A. These are vital repairs, and approving these bonds would allow the city to get the best price for unavoidable and vital maintenance at no additional expense to the taxpayer. It’s a win-win. Vote YES on 2A. Boulder Ballot Issue 2B Yes

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This is the first of two questions related to the effort to create a municipal electric utility for the city of Boulder. Issue 2B authorizes the city to increase the existing utility occupation tax by up to $1.9 million a year to plan for the utility and acquire “an existing electric distribution system,” presumably the one owned by Xcel. The tax would expire no later than Dec. 31, 2017, and would end earlier if the city decides not to pursue municipalization or launches the utility before that date. It is hard to swallow such a significant tax increase, especially because the city could spend a lot of money and then decide to abandon the municipalization idea. Issue 2B comes down to a couple of key questions. First, to what extent do we trust the city staff and our elected city council members to make a sound decision on this matter? And further, how much is our dedication to local control and powering ourselves with renewable energy worth? It’s a complex issue, but we support municipalization. Vote YES. Boulder Ballot Question 2C Yes

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Boulder. Whereas 2B dealt with the tax increase, 2C asks voters to give the city the authority to create a municipal light and power utility. The key language here includes the authorization of “programs and improvements that include, without limitation, generation plants, renewable energy, energy conservation and distribution systems, with all necessary powers appurtenant thereto … .” There are, however, some cost limits built in. The question explicitly states that Boulder will not charge rates exceeding Xcel’s rates at the time of acquisition. In addition, 2C says those rates must be enough to fund operating expenses and debt payments, plus an amount equal to 25 percent of the debt payments, and that the city will provide “reliability comparable to Xcel Energy.” Yes, there is some broad language in here, but we believe there are enough guardrails to keep this from becoming a money pit, and municipalization is consistent with the community’s localization and renewable energy priorities. Vote YES. Boulder Ballot Question 2D Yes

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Ballot Question 2D is one of three questions posed to Boulder voters this year asking for permission to clean up language in the Boulder Revised Code. Specifically, 2D deals with the formal titles of certain city employees and would reword the charter to reflect the current organizational structure of the city. For example, the city wants to change “finance director” to “chief financial officer.” The reason for this, explains Kathy Haddock, senior assistant city attorney, is that the city already refers to that position as the CFO, and the charter should reflect that language. If the charter were left unchanged, both titles would have to be included on official city documents, which causes confusion; 2D would eliminate that. Ballot Question 2D also would move the duties of the city clerk to the city manager’s office, refine some minor duties of both positions, allow the city manager to hire the city clerk, and eliminate references to the “city marshal,” a position that hasn’t existed in the city for some time. It also houses all licensing responsibilities under the chief

financial officer. Voting YES is a clear and easy choice, and we recommend that you do just that. Boulder Ballot Question 2E Yes

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There are two documents that spell out the workings of the city of Boulder: the charter and the revised code. Violating the code is a misdemeanor, punishable with jail time and a fine of up to $1,000, but violating the charter gets you merely a $100 fine. Ballot Question 2E changes the fine for violating the charter to $1,000, making the punishment equal to that for other city misdemeanors. Voting YES would give equal punitive weight to charter violations, creating a penalty that actually has some heft to it, not an absurd $100. Boulder Ballot Question 2F Yes

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Ballot Question 2F cleans up some rules regarding Boulder’s City Council elections, including when council members start their terms, some language changes and voting machine rules. It also changes the requirement that a council candidate be a “qualified elector” to a “registered elector,” to meet a requirement set forth by a court decision. The charter contained some rules about voting machines that are now obsolete and also conflict with state rules regarding voting machines, and 2F would remove them. The question would also remove some language from the charter that deals with the formation of canvassing boards, since, as Senior Assistant City Attorney Kathy Haddock says, the city now defers to state law when forming canvassing boards. Another change would be to stop listing candidates in alphabetical order and instead by lot — people complained that alphabetical listings skewed the results in favor of those with last names in the beginning of the alphabet. Sounds fair to us. This is a pretty straightforward question, so don’t be a stick in the mud. Vote YES. Boulder Ballot Question 2G Yes

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Vote to make

BOULDER

Colorado’s 30th municipal utility Community Control and Less Coal

Pays for the required engineering, legal, and financial work to finalize plans for the utility.

Authorizes forming a municipal electric utility, but only if financial, reliability, and environmental safeguards are met.

We CAN do this!

Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, Longmont, Lyons, and 25 other Colorado communities already have municipal (“muni”) electric utilities. Boulder has a national reputation for environmental leadership and some of the world’s leading experts in energy. We can and should move our electric system into the 21st century. “Boulder, join the muni club! Fort Collins has cheaper power, utility lines underground, extremely high reliability, and lots of clean tech innovation.” – Jim Welch, CEO and founder, Bella Energy; former board member Fort Collins muni

We SHOULD do this!

We want to leave a sustainable legacy for our children. Xcel is financially committed to at least 50 more years of coal. A municipal utility sets us on the path to cut carbon emissions by 60%, increase renewable energy to 40%, maintain competitive rates and reliability, and responsibly serve the needs of future generations. “Boulder is a very creative community, but we’re being held back by Xcel. We can innovate in energy just as we have in open space, recycling, alternative transportation and land use. We should take control of our energy future.” – Eric Lombardi, Executive Director, Eco-Cycle

We have nothing to lose and EVERYTHING TO GAIN!

The utility will only be formed if costs of acquisition and start-up are low enough so that rates at startup do not exceed Xcel’s. As with other munis, experienced professionals will run it, with oversight from a utility board made up of resident and business representatives. In addition to a lower carbon footprint, we will gain economic development through local generation, efficiency programs, and clean energy entrepreneurial opportunities. And the cost to determine whether to move forward is only about $1/month for the average residential customer. “Approving 2B and 2C will allow us to determine the real costs, and ensure that if we go forward with a ‘muni’, it will be a sound decision both fiscally and environmentally.” – Susan Osborne, Boulder Mayor

YES 2B & 2C

The Choice is Clear — Boulder Light and Power

VOTE YES ON 2B and 2C

ENDORSED BY: Boulder City Council: Matt Appelbaum, KC Becker, Macon Cowles, Crystal Gray, Lisa Morzel, Susan M. Osborne (Mayor); Former City Council: Robin Bohannan, Cindy Carlisle, Dan Corson, Gwen Dooley, Allyn Feinberg, Dick Harris, Spense Havlick (Deputy Mayor), Linda Jourgenson (Mayor), Sally Martin, Shaun McGrath (Mayor), Don Mock (Deputy Mayor), Françoise Poinsatte, Steve Pomerance, Bev Sears Boulder County Government: Stan Garnett (District Attorney), Cindy Domenico (County Commissioner), Bob Hullinghorst (Treasurer), Ben Pearlman (County Commissioner), Will Toor (County Commissioner); CO State Government: Deb Gardner (State House), Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (State House), Tom Plant (former State House, Governor’s Energy Office), Dorothy Rupert (former State House/Senate), Ron Tupa (former State House/Senate); National Thought Leaders: Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Hunter Lovins, Bill McKibben, Harvey Wasserman; Organizations: 21 Wheels, Boulder County Democratic Party, Communities Engaged in Global Justice, COSEIA - Colorado Solar Energy Industries Assn., Eco-Cycle, Earth Guardians, Living Dialogues LLC, New Era Colorado, PLAN-Boulder County, Positive Energy, Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, Sierra Club, The Solar Gardens Institute, Unity of Boulder, Votelink. com; Businesses (partial list): Boulder Book Store, Boulder ElectroRide, Inc., The Boulder Outlook Hotel, Boulder Wind Power, Cool Energy, EcoBuild Inc., eGo CarShare, ElephantJournal.com, Indian Peaks Springwater, Lumos Solar, Namasté Solar, Natural Capitalism, Inc., Parity Solar Inc., Perry Shoe Shop, Renewable Choice, & over 50 others; Citizens: Over 600 of your neighbors, visit www.RenewablesYES.org to see their names.

Paid for by Citizens for Boulder’s Clean Energy Future (CBCEF), Bill Briggs – Treasurer. A copy of our report is filed with the City Clerk, Boulder CO. www.RenewablesYES.org Boulder Weekly

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endorsed Community GroupsPLAN-Boulder County Sierra Club Colorado LegislatorsDeb Gardner Dickie Lee Hullinghorst Claire Levy Ruth Wright Ron Tupa District Att. 20th Judicial District Stan Garnett RTD Board of Dir., Dist. O Representatives John Tayer Boulder County CommissionersCindy Domenico Ben Pearlman Will Toor Boulder City CouncilSuzy Ageton Cindy Carlisle Dan Corson Macon Cowles Crystal Gray Spense Havlick Linda Jourgensen Sally Martin Steve Pomerance Matt Appelbaum Francoise Poinsatte Susan Osborne Allyn Feinberg Dick Harris Shaun McGrath Don Mock Gwen Dooley ResidentsVal Havlick Donna Rubinoff Susan Peterson Bill DeOreo

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Tom Moore Pat Shanks Eric Lombardi Ruth Blackmore Martin Spector Cathy Comstock Larry & Mimi Elmore Joe McDonald Jim Zigarelli Regina Cowles Ken Regelson Chris Daily Joni Teter Alison Burchell Tim Plass George Weber Judy Lubow Becca Heaton Molly Tayer Keith Desrosiers Annie Hockmeyer John Spitzer Al Bartlett Bob & Michele Wells Don Barshay Barrie Hartman Karen Hollweg Liz Robinson Lindalu & John Meadows Edie Stevens Ray Bridge Rivvy Neshama John Wilcockson Deb Gardner Jill Bielawski Ann Cooper Nancy Blackwood Karl Anuta Marcelee Gralapp Sam Fuqua Alison & Peter Richards Daniel Ziskin Jim Morris Bo Sharon Libby Brown Carol & Bill Atkinson Pam Hoge Mary McQuiston Neshama Abraham AnnaLisa Marshall Steve Welter Noah Westby John Wilcockson Jancy Campbell Waylon Lewis

Jeffrey Flynn Karen Sandburg Louisa & Bob Matthias Jyotsna Raj Patricia Billig Brad Segal Neal Lurie Spenser Villwock Erik Johnson Doris Haas Joyce Davies Anne Butterfield Jim Hartman Noah Westby Steve Fenberg David Bolduc Heather Beadle Kathy RamirezAguilar June Howard Bruce Robinson Vince Porreca Myriah Conroy Jessica Sandler Timothy Schoechle Duncan Campbell Len Aitken Tom Asprey Ben Binder Libby Brown Alison Burchell Stuart Ferguson Amy Haywood Becca Heaton Tim Hillman Susan Iott Carrie Jackson SuZanne Jones Elise Jones Waylon Lewis Pete Morton Nathaniel Morzel Tim Morzel Jesse Morzel Mark Retzloff Ted Rose Lynn Segal Jon Sirkis Ellen Stark Nancy Sullo Spenser Villwock Sam Weaver Daniel Ziskin Nolan Rosall Greg Amorese

Voting will be by mail ballot this year. Ballots will be mailed starting October 11. Ballots must be received by 7 pm, November 1. Please mail ballot by Oct. 26.

The Choice is Yours

Be part of the Solution Vote by Nov. 1st.

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Joe McDonald, Treasurer A copy of our report is on file with the Boulder City Clerk

Boulder Revised Code was written, Colorado had no odd-year elections. City elections always happened during the even years, but citizens could force special elections if they collected signatures from 5 percent of the registered electorate. Now that there are elections held every year, the charter still allows special elections, should a group of citizens collect enough signatures, up to 45 days before the regular election, says Kathy Haddock, senior assistant city attorney. Elections cost money, and the city would rather spare taxpayers the expense unless an election is absolutely necessary. If passed, Ballot Question 2G would eliminate the possibility of having a special election unless citizens can gather signatures from 15 percent of the electorate. It would also require petitioners to submit the language to the city manager for review before gathering signatures, which Haddock says benefits both sides, as it notifies the city of the petition and allows the signature gatherers to make sure the wording of the measure reflects their intent. It also lengthens the time the City Council has to review petitions, adds a requirement that signatures be no more than 180 days old, and cleans up some rules the city believed were too specific for the charter. The city has valid cause to want to avoid the expense of a special election, and none of the other changes would stop a true grassroots effort of the people by the people if the cause were right. Vote YES. Boulder Ballot Question 2H Amendment To Abolish Corporate Personhood Yes

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Yes, this is yet another example of the Boulder City Council weighing in on a national or international issue over which it has no control, but it’s a noble cause. This is a call for “reclaiming democracy from the corrupting effects of corporate control.” It’s a show of support for the Move to Amend initiative, which aims to change the U.S. Constitution so that it overrides the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that essentially granted personhood to corporations. The January 2010 ruling, which said that the First Amendment prohibits limits on corporate funding of political broadcasts in candidate elections, was criticized for equating money with free speech and

giving companies carte blanche to outspend the competition on ads for their favored candidates. Opponents say that the City Council should be focusing instead on local matters in its own jurisdiction, and that stripping corporations of rights would hurt the economy. But we believe that large corporations should not have the right to buy our elections, nor should corporations receive the same rights under the Constitution as human beings. Corporations have a role to play in our society, but they need to be controlled. They should not be used to give the people who own them the collective power to drown out the voice of The People. This ballot question is just symbolic and in no way binding. We strongly advocate voting YES. CITY OF LAFAYETTE Lafayette City Council Christine Berg ✓ Steve Kracha Staci Lupberger ✓ Alexandra Lynch ✓ Pete d’Oronzio Rosabelle Rice ✓ Brad Wiesley Christine Berg, 34, has worked as community outreach manager for the office of Congressman Jared Polis and is a member of Lafayette’s historic preservation board. She wants to preserve the past, but develop the potential for the future of Lafayette. “A plan for more restaurants, outdoor seating, planters with unexpected foliage (lavender and rosemary anyone?), and a general respect for the preexisting space with well-conceived additions such as a children’s park with climbable art all work cohesively together to build a stronger brand and identity downtown,” she says. She would like to see increased participation in Lafayette’s community events, she says, and would promote shopping at local businesses, farm stands and the farmers’ market. Her vision for Lafayette includes revitalizing Public Road, community campaigns to eat and shop local, tax incentives to attract small businesses, and promoting civic engagement, service and volunteerism. She believes her background in volunteer management, youth leadership development and community outreach Boulder Weekly

have given her enough experience with the community’s issues to have ideas on what to tackle and how. She’s got a picture for what she hopes Lafayette will be and knows how to bring people to a cause to follow through on those projects, so vote for Berg. Steve Kracha, 51, did not respond to Boulder Weekly’s inquiries by deadline. Kracha was appointed to the Lafayette City Council on Feb. 1, 2011. Before being appointed to the City Council, he served on the Lafayette Planning Commission. While on the council, he has been liaison on the Lafayette Open Space Advisory Committee, the Lafayette Cultural Arts Commission and the Lafayette Public Art Committee. Staci Lupberger, 40, is one of few incumbents in the race for City Council. Lupberger, a project manager and a former small-business owner, has been an advocate for small businesses and economic development in Lafayette. She says she sees Lafayette as driven by diverse cultures, education and socioeconomic backgrounds. “I believe Lafayette is an ‘open arms’ community and allows individualism and expression, much like you would find in a metropolitan city,” she says. The latest vision for Old Town, she says, captures and will enhance those features of Lafayette. To handle the biggest challenge facing Lafayette — economic development — Lupberger proposes doing more to sustain current local businesses. She says she will continue to support efforts for downtown visioning, while also “walking the talk” by shopping locally. “We need to be advocates of our town,” she says. Lupberger has emerged as a veteran leader on the City Council, and is the only City Council member elected in 2009 running for re-election. Support her perseverance with re-election. Alexandra Lynch, 51, works as development director for the Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence and has lived and worked in Lafayette for 25 years. She says she thinks Lafayette’s unique character, history and sense of place distinguish it from other bedroom communities on the Front Range. Boulder Weekly

“City Council members can support and promote these qualities through supporting projects that reflect our community, and by acting as ‘boosters’ for the City,” she says. “I love Lafayette and am not shy about sharing that enthusiasm with everyone I meet.” The ongoing recession is the biggest challenge facing the community, and the nation, she says, and she sees it as the City Council’s job to set priorities and oversee the implementation of strategic economic development in Lafayette. Revitalizing Old Town and supporting small- and medium-sized local businesses will be key to that development. She’d also like to participate in a Shop Lafayette! campaign. Her experience in the community includes eight years spent working for the city as public information officer, which she says gives her insight into issues, government processes and the people who live in Lafayette. “I combine the best of both an insider’s understanding of the city government, and an outsider’s fresh perspective and insights,” she says. Based on her experience with the city and her attitude, we endorse a vote for Lynch. Incumbent City Council member Pete d’Oronzio did not respond to Boulder Weekly’s inquiries by deadline. D’Oronzio was appointed to City Council in August 2010. Lafayette city leaders voted unanimously for him over another candidate with less experience with city government. D’Oronzio had previously served on the Planning Commission. Rosabelle Rice, 44, says she is approaching city council with an interest in drawing on the diverse communities in Lafayette. Rice has worked as a professional interpreter and translator for more than 20 years, has represented the Latino community on Lafayette’s Latino Advisory Board, and has a lifetime of experience as a bicultural person. Creating growth while maintaining the affordable, small mining town feel will be Lafayette’s challenge, Rice says. She would promote the Lafayette Urban Renewal Authority plan and would like to see the property at 305 E. Simpson St. and other underutilized properties used to their full potential, she says.

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“I think our past two councils have worked very hard towards bringing in a diverse economic stream to Lafayette and have created a beautiful downtown plan, of which Festival Plaza has become a centerpiece,” she says. “I hope to continue to work on making this a welcoming and inclusive community.” Rice is also vice president of the Lafayette Old Town Association and says she has worked hard to bring diverse cultures on Public Road to understand and acknowledge one another. To bring her consensus-building experience and multicultural perspectives to the City Council, Boulder Weekly endorses Rice’s candidacy. Retired police commander and current independent consultant Brad Wiesley, 52, says his background working for the city in areas that involve managing budgets and personnel and cooperating with other departments has provided him with the experience and knowledge necessary to hit the ground running as a City Council member. As a council member, he would work to protect the diversity and history of the Lafayette community, he says. His focus would be on maintaining services provided to the community, such as the recreation center, parks, water and sewer service, library and public safety, without increasing tax rates. Expanding the tax base through economic development activity will assist Lafayette in handling the budgetary problems governments face in this economic climate, he says. “I do not support ‘growth at all costs,’ but I do support reasonable growth that brings needed services and jobs to Lafayette that are located in areas that are suitable,” he says. “Often overlooked is the need to work with existing businesses to ensure that they have proper support to stay in the community and to provide employment and goods that benefit the community.” Let Berg, Lupberger, Lynch and Rice unite their go-local and urban development campaigns and enact some real change in Lafayette. City of Lafayette Ballot Questions All questions on the ballot are from a series of changes proposed by the City Council of Lafayette and the city attorney

in recognition of the need to update the Home Rule Charter, which was drafted in 1958. This is the third year of addressing requested changes to revise or eliminate irrelevant portions. City of Lafayette Question No. 2A: Special Elections on Citizen Initiatives Yes

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This initiative would increase by 30 days the time City Council has to call a special election when there is a certified citizen initiative presented to the city council. Special elections are called when no election is scheduled within 150 days of the initiative’s presentation to council. These have been a rarity. Proponents argue that it takes more time to prepare for a special election than it did when the Home Rule Charter section on special elections was written. Lafayette’s population has increased significantly since 1958, when the charter established the rules, and elections now require coordinating with vendors and meeting more requirements than they did in 1958, according to the city clerk’s office. Opponents say this hinders citizens’ abilities to see speedy action on initiatives. Because there have been so few instances in which this measure comes into play in the first place, and an additional 30 days doesn’t radically shift citizens’ ability to see action taken, we endorse a YES vote. City of Lafayette Question No. 2B: Creation of Youth Advisory Board Yes

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“Creation” isn’t really the right word for what this question would do. Lafayette already has a Youth Advisory Committee, which currently has 23 members, all between the ages of 11 and 18 who live in or go to school in Lafayette. The committee, which was founded in 2005, advises City Council on issues related to Lafayette’s young people and engages directly in projects, such as the campaign for the skate park, which opened last November with the aid of city funds and a $577,000 Go Colorado grant the youth committee was able to secure. The ballot question would formalize Boulder Weekly

the committee as a board for the City Council, which will result in new bylaws that will formalize the application process, require gatherings of more than three people to comply with public meetings rules, likely cap membership at 18 young people and move the committee from being housed under the Lafayette Recreation Center to formal board status. The new board would be able to approach City Council with issues more easily, and 2B would give recognition to the contributions of young people interested in serving their community. The question was unanimously approved for the ballot by the City Council. Vote YES to acknowledge the input and contributions of young people in the Lafayette community. City of Lafayette Question No. 2C: Publication of Ordinances by Title Yes

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This question changes the Home Rule Charter to standardize procedures for resignations and removals of appointed members of city boards and commissions. It has no bearing on elected officials, only appointed members. Those members of boards or commissions wishing to resign would be required to submit written resignations to the city clerk or a member of the board or commission from which they are resigning. If resignations are submitted to a member of a board or commission, that resignation becomes effective when the city clerk has received and verified it. Proponents say the clarification is necessary to allow for smoother workflow in an issue on which the city charter was otherwise silent or disjointed, according to the League of Women Voters. Boulder Weekly supports a YES vote to clarify this procedure.

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City of Longmont Longmont Mayor Bryan Baum Dennis Coombs ✓ The incumbent, Bryan Baum, is owner and senior wealth manager at Baum & Blockhus Wealth Management Services, while Dennis Coombs is a co-owner of the Pumphouse Brewery in Longmont. Both endorse Ballot Question 2A, to let the city use its own fiber-optic network, and both support expanding the Vance Brand Municipal Airport. Their views diverge, however, when it comes to things like the revitalization of Twin Peaks Mall. Baum is a firm believer in private property rights and stops short of dictating what should be done at the mall, while Coombs has allowed for the possibility of the city acquiring the property, as a last resort. We like Coombs’ willingness to expand urban farming opportunities, such as issuing more permits for backyard chickens and expanding the number of hens that can be kept. Baum, on the other hand, says a large concentration of chickens can hurt adjacent property values, and he believes urban farming is better suited for open space. Baum supported the discontinuance of affordable housing requirements for developers, while Coombs was in favor of modifying the program instead. We are endorsing Coombs. Longmont City Council Council At-Large Heath Carroll Ron Gallegos Sarah Levison ✓ James Young Four people are running for this seat: Heath Carroll, owner/funeral director at Carroll-Lewellen Funeral & Cremation Services; former city councilmember Ron Gallegos, a financial consultant and artist; incumbent Sarah Levison, a homemaker; and James Young, who works in retail at Atlas Flooring in Boulder. Judging from the responses we received to a questionnaire we sent the candidates, as well as their past experience and performance at debates, we are impressed by Levison and Gallegos, although Gallegos’ suggestion to eliminate the city judge and her staff seemed a bit extreme. Levison is waiting to receive all information about the proposed expansion of the Vance Brand Municipal Airport before she takes a position, while Gallegos is in favor of expansion because he says it would be a competitive advantage in attracting busi26 October 6, 2011

ness to Longmont. Gallegos wants to begin condemnation of the Twin Peaks Mall, raze it and construct a new mall with a convention center, hotel and performance/arts center. We’ve got a slight lean toward the incumbent. Vote for Sarah Levison for Longmont City Council Member At Large. Ward 1 Brian Bagley John Daniels Brian Hansen ✓ Suzzanne Painter Paul Tiger This race features five candidates: incumbent Brian Hansen, owner of a pharmaceutical research and development corporation; Paul Tiger, a self-employed electronics supplier; attorney Brian Bagley, a senior lecturer at CU’s Leeds School of Business; student John Daniels; and Suzzanne Painter, a marketing professional and small-business owner. All council members and candidates seem to be speaking with one voice on Ballot Question 2A: Pass it. The issues on which we see subtle differences among the candidates include their stances on how to revitalize the Twin Peaks Mall, on recent efforts to roll back affordable housing requirements for developers, on the proposed expansion of the Vance Brand Municipal Airport, and on how to heal political rifts between the conservative “Old Guard” and environmental left contingents in town. On these issues and others, our views are most closely aligned with the incumbent, Hansen. Vote for Brian Hansen for Longmont City Council, Ward 1. Ward 3 Bonnie Finley Sean McCoy ✓ In Ward 3, Bonnie Finley of the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry is taking on the incumbent, Sean McCoy, a teacher for the Boulder Valley School District. Asked about political tensions in Longmont, McCoy says the conservative “Old Guard” believes “we have enough park land, open space and social programs that would benefit the middle class and working poor, where I feel that those are the issues that help draw a highly skilled workforce to Longmont and give character to our community.” Finley advocates leaving all of the old “lines in the sand” behind us and moving forward with a new vision for the future

with civility. We stand with McCoy on most other issues, including his vote against eliminating affordable housing requirements for developers and his questioning the need to expand Vance Brand Municipal Airport. We did, however, like Finley’s answer to our question about the need for more urban farming, like backyard chickens and goats: “If the economy gets much worse, we will all need chickens and goats in our backyard.” (We hope the new City Council in Longmont will do more to facilitate urban farming.) Still, we’re going to vote for Sean McCoy for Ward 3.

Should Longmont Municipal Judge Diana VanDeHey be retained in office for two years? We endorsed her retention two years ago, and while there are some isolated cases of people being unhappy with decisions she has made, on the whole there hasn’t been a massive public outcry about her performance, so let’s keep her.

Longmont Ballot Question 2A

Sheri Marsella, 54, has been mayor pro tem of Louisville for the past four years and on the City Council for nine. Her focus is on maintaining Louisville’s quality of life, while assuring economic sustainability into the future. If elected mayor, Marsella says one of the first issues she wants to tackle is the building of a pedestrian underpass at the Washington/ McCaslin intersection, to take pedestrians and cyclists out of the mix of heavy traffic while on their way to Harper Lake and Davidson Mesa. Marsella is a trained attorney who says her experience lies in municipal, finance and transit as well as having long-standing relationships with local, regional and state officials. The town of Louisville was named the number one small town in the country, and Bob Muckle, 51, wants to maintain that standing. Muckle’s focus is in preserving a balance between regional retail and housing, along with working with the development of the ConocoPhillips campus to enable that project, while ensuring that the needs of the community are met. Muckle has been on the City Council for the past six years and would continue to work on safeguarding Louisville’s historic resources and small-town character. He is for an open and transparent government and against rezoning revenue-generating commercial land to deficit-producing residential development. We’re going with Marsella because of her experience as mayor pro tem and her years on the City Council. Plus, an underpass at Washington/McCaslin would be a welcome addition to that area.

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If passed, 2A would allow the city of Longmont to begin fully using the fiberoptic network it installed in 1997. Currently, the majority of the fibers in the 17-mile network are unused, and the city is exploring the creation of its own municipal telecommunications utility. The ballot question is needed because of legislation passed in 2005 that prohibits cities from offering telecommunication services without sending it to the ballot. Some say that law was passed at the behest of major telecommunications companies, like CenturyLink (formerly Qwest) and Comcast, in an effort to prevent cities from doing exactly these sorts of things. And the last time this question came before Longmont voters in 2009, the Colorado Cable Telecommunications Association was the primary contributor to a $250,000 “No Blank Check” campaign that successfully defeated the measure. Industry opponents claim that the initiative could put Longmont residents at financial risk, and they point out that the city already has plentiful options when it comes to telecommunications services. But we — along with every Longmont City Council member and candidate who responded to a Boulder Weekly questionnaire — agree that the city should be able to use its own network, despite the corporate powers’ concerns about losing market share to a new competitor. Taxpayers have already invested in this network and should benefit from it. We strongly urge a YES vote on Longmont Ballot Question 2A. City of Longmont Ballot Question 2B Yes

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City of LOUISVILLE Louisville Mayor Bob Muckle Sheri Marsella ✓

Louisville City Council Ward 1 Bill Scanlon Jay Keany ✓ Bill Scanlon, 60, is a former columnist for the now-defunct Rocky Mountain Boulder Weekly

News and currently works for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Scanlon wants to maintain Louisville’s historic small-town character and is against turning the empty Sam’s Club and Safeway space into residential developments. He’s also for expanding the open space surrounding the town and making Louisville more friendly to bicyclists and pedestrians. Scanlon says he will bring a fresh perspective to the City Council. Jay Keany, 53, also wants to maintain Louisville’s small-town feel while still being business-friendly. He wants to make sure the town is doing everything it can to help ConocoPhillips in the development of its campus, along with filling the vacant retail spaces around town. Keany brings the experience of being on the council from 1993 to 2005, serving as president of the Downtown Business Association, chairman of the Louisville Housing Authority, and a member of the city’s Finance Committee and Legal Review Committee. We’re endorsing Jay Keany for his previous experience on City Council and his involvement in other local organizations. Ward II Susan Loo ✓ Dean Smith

Susan Loo, 58, has been on the Louisville Planning Commission for the past eight years. She’s proud that her work on the commission contributed to Louisville being named the number one small town in the U.S. and is hoping to work to maintain that status. If on the council, she wants to focus on making business-friendly policies and strengthening the town’s retail presence to increase revenues. She would also like to focus on basic services, prioritizing repair and replacement of aging streets, equipment and facilities. Dean Smith, 41, is co-founder and president of the public relations firm New Stage Media and is dedicated to balancing regional retail and residential properties by filling the vacant retail spaces with businesses and being cautious of replacing them with residential development. He would also like to connect any application for the demolition of historic buildings to the process of approving the overall development. He says developers should be able to apply for a demolition permit without a development proposal. He also values the open space surrounding the town. We are endorsing Susan Loo for her experience on the Louisville Planning Commission and her contributions to Louisville’s small-town status in the U.S. Boulder Weekly

Ward III Hank Dalton, 72, is running unopposed and previously served on the City Council and Louisville Planning Commission. He wants to focus on filling the vacant retail spaces with new businesses. SCHOOL DISTRICTS Boulder Valley School District Director District A In BVSD District A, Shelly Benford is running uncontested. Benford, 55, is a leadership consultant with 12 years’ involvement with her children’s schools. She proposes smaller classes and says the bureaucracy surrounding education must be reduced. Director District C Laurie Albright ✓ Leisha Conners Bauer Incumbent Laurie Albright, running for her second four-year term for the school board, has decades of experience in education. She’s worked as a career counselor in higher education and volunteered with K-12 education in Boulder. She’s currently on the board of directors of the Colorado Association of School Boards. Albright, 60, is a community activist and volunteer who says the biggest priority for the school district is “a severe funding cut” that could gut the district’s budget by several million dollars. She advocates for Proposition 103, state Sen. Rollie Heath’s proposal to increase taxes to fund education, as the best budget solution available. To address lower test scores among minority students, Albright has four solutions: a longer school day or school year; support for early education, like last year’s ballot measure to increase pre-school and kindergarten funding; providing a caring adult educator to every student; and maintaining high expectations for all students. Her challenger, Leisha Conners Bauer, has 15 years of experience working in education. She is the program manager for the Boulder County Healthy Youth Alliance and has worked with the school district for eight years. Conners Bauer, 50, previously managed a program to provide assistance to first-generation college students at CU. She says the way the district responds to challenges is more important than the challenges themselves. The district must set the right tone with families, teachers and the community. She advocates for “collaboration, leadership, advocacy and systems change.” She

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“Dan’s progressive, pro-environment values, combined with his calm and thoughtful demeanor and his business experience make him a great fit for Boulder’s needs.” —Will Toor Dan Believes in Grassroots Solutions Each of us must contribute to the success of Boulder A balance between competing needs and priorities Reach out and listen to the entire community “Dan brings a wealth of experience as an environmentally responsible businessman. His leadership, well-considered positions and collaborative skills have been evident in his service on several city committees. Dan has the discipline, disposition and pragmatism to be an outstanding council member.” —Suzy Ageton Dan Practices Business with a Conscience Co-owner of the Boulder Outlook Hotel A recognized leader in sustainable practices and community involvement Business must be part of the solution “The first time I saw Dan at a city council meeting, I was impressed with his knowledge, ability to explain things, and the effort he had put in. Dan is a true environmental leader, setting a standard for other businesses and hotels.” —KC Becker Dan’s Priorities Include Focusing on our Energy Goals through comprehensive analysis Commitment to smart and transparent budgeting and planning Open-minded & balanced decision making Enthusiastically Endorsed By Will Toor, Suzy Ageton, KC Becker, George Karakehian, Ken Wilson, John Tayer, Dave Hight, Dorothy Rupert, Michael Brownlee, Ron Secrist, Keith Desrosiers, the Boulder Chamber, the Boulder Outdoor Coalition, FIDOS, and many more P aid for and authorized by d an K ing for C ity C ounCil, W ill S Kinner, t reaSurer dankingforcouncil.org 28 October 6, 2011

says raising the school performance of minority students is about more than the students’ race, and socioeconomics is a factor as well. Addressing the achievement gap could also mean “addressing the poverty [that] exists in our community and its impact on students and families,” she says. She also names early childhood education and parent involvement as important issues, as well as teacher training and school climate. In this election, finances and experience have to take center stage. Conners Bauer has great ideas about the school district’s communication, and she’s most likely right about how to reduce the achievement gap for minority students. But Albright’s intense focus on the budget woes facing Colorado schools is the better choice in a budget crisis. Her leadership and experience in education cannot be overlooked. We endorse Laurie Albright for school board in District C. Director District D Sam Fuqua ✓ Mónica Olguín Two candidates are vying for the District D school board seat vacated by current President Ken Roberge. Sam Fuqua has experience working with the Crest View PTA and has served several civic organizations, including KGNU Radio, the Boulder Library Commission and the Affordable Housing Task Force. Fuqua, 47, is the station manager for KGNU. He says the greatest challenge for the district is financial stability and generating revenue, and he supports Proposition 103. He also says the state must rectify conflicts among TABOR, the Gallagher Amendment and Amendment 23. Overcrowding is a danger in some schools, he says, and can destroy a sense of community. To improve minority education, Fuqua says, the district should review its current practices targeting minority students and establish which are the most effective, then adapt them to other schools, which will improve outcomes. Early childhood education is critical, he says, and Boulder’s 2010 mill levy was “a smart choice.” His opponent, Mónica Olguín, has 30 years of experience in education, including bilingual education, teacher training and volunteering. Olguín, 59, is a retired teacher from Columbine Elementary School. She says the school district must build communication and trust with the community. As the district tackles financial stability, the achievement gap and educator-effectiveness standards, she says it must communicate its decisions effectively. Olguín says that as the

board implements a new educator effectiveness law, it must emphasize the basic purpose of improving teaching and learning. As a bilingual Latina educator, she understands how board decisions will affect teachers and families, she says. Communication with diverse communities should be a top priority for the board, she says. To improve test scores of minority students, Olguín says teacher and principal training is important, as well as tracking students’ growth over time rather than just checking annual scores. A race with two newcomers rarely offers this depth of experience and insight. Fuqua demonstrates an excellent grasp of the district’s financial hardships and an understanding of Boulder schools from a parent’s perspective. As a retired educator, Olguín knows the teachers’ angle, and shows a real commitment to open communication. This is a tough choice, since both candidates are highly qualified, but we have to give a slight lean toward Fuqua because of his track record and his performance in other civic positions. Director District G In Boulder Valley School District G, incumbent Jim Reed is running uncontested. Reed, 41, is a manager at biotech company SomaLogic. He says the district must repair trust with the groups it represents and must work with the community to solve budget issues. Park School District R-3,

School Director At Large Three people are running unopposed for three board seats in this school district, a small portion of which is in Boulder County. Members serve a four-year term. All three are Estes Park residents. Marie Richardson, an incumbent, is vice president of the board and is a local veterinarian who has two kids in the district. Cody Walker, 42, rents horses at Sombrero Stables, which his family has owned since 1959. And Patricia Wedan, 64, worked in the Park School District for 32 years and now helps run a concession stand in town with the Lyons Club. Park School District R-3 Ballot Issue 2B Yes

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$350,000 home. According to the ballot question, the funds would be used to help the district offer competitive compensation to retain its employees, reduce the need to dip into reserve funds, and restore budget cuts made in curricular and instructional materials, professional development, technology, infrastructure and capital projects. Proponents say the funding is needed not to expand offerings, but simply to maintain the status quo in the district, given recent declines in revenue. Opponents argue that an economic downturn is not the time to raise taxes, and that if the statewide ballot issue Proposition 103 passes, it would provide the necessary funding for education. We tend to think that investing in education is a good way to jumpstart an economy, and given recent state budget cuts to education, the Park School District clearly needs this funding to avoid falling even further behind. There’s no guarantee that Proposition 103 will pass, so it’s ridiculous for opponents of this increase to pin other people’s hopes on a source of revenue that may never exist. Vote YES. St. Vrain Valley School District District A Rick Hammans ✓ Arnold Hanuman Incumbent Rick Hammans, 54, a custom furniture maker and retired teacher, says that finances are the biggest issue facing the St. Vrain Valley School District as it has seen less money coming in from the state in the past two years, despite a growth in student population. He has worked at both the state and federal levels to seek relief from unfunded mandates, he says, and to ensure that legislation is in the best interest of the district. He says that the district needs to continue to provide the resources that will allow all of the district’s schools to attain a top rating in accreditation. He says he brings a different point of view to the board because of his background as a teacher and an administrator. Arnold Hanuman, 40, is a deputy district attorney with the Boulder Country District Attorney’s office. As a parent of two children in the district, he says, he can bring informed and consequential decisions to the board. He says that reallocation of resources are necessary to ensure financially sound footing, and that these decisions should be based on the impact of student achievement. It is important to nurture the ideas of teachers, parents, administrators and the Boulder Weekly

community about how to address educating children in a technologically evolving and globally competitive environment, he says. His experience in both law and global management will be relevant to the challenges that the district faces, he says. While Arnold Hanuman has many great solutions to key issues and has a strong background in leadership, Rick Hammans brings five years of experience on the board, including two as vice president, and is a member of the board of directors of the Colorado Association of School Boards. Vote for Rick Hammans. District C Robert Smith, 64, is the owner of Huntington Learning Centers of Longmont and Fort Collins, and is the project director of health care payment reform at the Colorado Business Group on Health. He lives in Longmont, and is running uncontested. District E John Creighton, 47, works in nonpartisan public opinion research and lives in Longmont. He is running uncontested. District G Michael Schiers, 49, works for the DIRECTV operations center. He lives in Frederick, and is running uncontested. Thompson School District District A Kathleen Hatanaka Lola Johnson ✓ Kathleen Hatanaka, 47, is a homemaker in Loveland. Hatanaka describes herself as very active in the community as PTA president at Big Thompson Elementary, a member of the Big T Cultivation Committee and a member of the Thompson School District Master Plan Committee. If elected, Hatanaka says she hopes to help the district achieve the goals set in the Vision 2020 plan, increase transparency around the decisionmaking process, and provide programs to help students prepare for the future. Lola Johnson, 59, is the incumbent in this race, with five years of experience on the school board. She was born in Loveland and attended school in TSD, as did both of her daughters. Johnson says her leadership skills and experience on the board will be needed in the coming years. If elected, Johnson says she hopes to reduce bullying, improve educational programs and continue to follow the Vision 2020 strategic plan. Hatanaka is an active volunteer in

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TSD, but with severe budget cuts affecting the district, we feel Johnson’s experience gives her the advantage in this election. Vote for Lola Johnson for TSD District A. District B Janice Marchman, 38, is a full-time volunteer and mom. She is running unopposed for the District B seat. District C Denise Montague, 42, is running unopposed for the District C seat. She works in community relations at Uptown Auto, where she is also office manager. She is also the race director of the Loveland Classic. District D Leslie Young, a Loveland police officer, is running unopposed for the District D seat. District G Bob Kerrigan Karen Stockley ✓ Bob Kerrigan, 50, is a project engineer in Berthoud. He says his background in the private sector gives him an understanding of the importance of public school improvement. Kerrigan says his technology background and his planning and execution capabilities will help the district move into the technology environment. If elected, Kerrigan says, he wants to grow the district into one of the best in the state, maintain a sustainable revenue system, and produce highly educated students ready to succeed in a global economy. Karen Stockley, 49, owns Front Range Antiques and is the incumbent and treasurer of the TSD Board of Education. Stockley says her experience sets her apart from her opponent, especially considering the learning curve involved in education issues. If elected, Stockley says, she hopes to close the achievement gap between students to increase graduation rates and to continue her work on finding ways to increase funding to the district. Kerrigan is ambitious, but does not seem to have a clear plan to achieve his goals. We think Stockley’s experience with the board will help her successfully meet the district’s needs. Vote for Karen Stockley for TSD District G. Thompson School District Issue 3A Yes

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schools. The total levy sought is $12.8 million. This will translate into homeowners paying roughly $6.67 a month per $100,000 of their assessed property value. The levy is in response to state budget cuts over the past three years that resulted in more than $18.7 million of lost funds. The majority of the revenue received from the levy will be focused on preserving and restoring staff and academic programs. The remainder will be used to expand academic programs to prepare students for college or the workforce and to provide equal access to classroom technology. Proponents say the levy is needed to maintain the quality of education in the district, and without it, the budget cuts will begin having a significant impact on students in the classroom. Opponents have a problem with the transparency of the district and say it is difficult to tell if this levy is really needed. On this, we agree with the proponents. It’s clear that Colorado’s budget crisis is having an impact on our public schools. The state continues to decrease funds for education, so someone else needs to invest in these kids. Vote YES on Ballot Issue 3A. SPECIAL DISTRICTS Coal Creek Canyon Park and Recreation District Ballot Issue Nos. 4A and 4B Yes

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County debt should be increased by $2.6 million, with an expected $4.6 million payback, or about $10,500 per home, for road rehabilitation in Pine Brook Hills, an unincorporated Boulder County townsite. The initial cost for paving was footed by the property owners whose land fronted the roads, with the county picking up maintenance costs. Following the 1995 Boulder County Comprehensive Plan, maintenance was defined as not including major road rehab, which the roads now need. Pine Brook Hills includes some roads that remain unpaved, by resident vote, and some that are paved only in sections. Only one, Linden, is used by all residents to enter the district, and some residents feel that this confirms it as an artery, and thus is the county’s responsibility to repave. Proponents of the issue say the measure is necessary because Boulder County is not required to repave the roads in unincorporated towns, only to do routine maintenance, and roads in these areas are old enough to need major repair in many cases. Opponents of the initiative argue that roads should be paid for only by the people who own property along them, not by the community at large. Most of the funds would go to repaving the main roads, which everyone uses and which therefore fall apart most quickly. That makes good sense to us. If everyone uses the road, everyone should share the cost and benefits of maintaining road safety. Vote YES to take preventive care of these roads. Crestview Estates Boulder County Local Improvement District Issue 5B Yes

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Issue 5B deals with the case of Crestview Estates road repair. Residents of the local improvement district Crestview Estates would pay an estimated $10,565 per household to repay $871,000, which, with interest adjustments, would cost approximately $1.3 million to pay back. According to County Commissioner Will Toor, the repayment costs are top-end estimates, and the actual cost over a 15- to 20-year period may turn out to be significantly lower. Proponents of the issue say the measure is necessary because Boulder County is not required to repave roads in unincorporated towns, only to do routine maintenance, and roads in these areas are old enough to need major repair, in many cases. Opponents of the initiatives argue that roads should be paid for only by the people who own

property along them, not by the community at large. Most of the funds would go to repaving the main roads that everyone uses and which therefore fall apart most quickly. We think safe, well-maintained roads are everyone’s concern. Vote YES to make sure these roads are maintained. Boulder County Mountains Forest Improvement District Question 5C Yes

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Ballot issue 5C asks voters to create the Boulder Rocky Mountains Forest Improvement District for the primary purposes of improving forest health and the reduction of wildfire hazards. The ballot issue was proposed by the Boulder County commissioners but was initiated by citizen recommendation and a citizen advisory team. To date, no such district exists. The goals of the district would be to save lives, protect properties, enhance the environment and promote community in high-risk wildfire areas. This ballot issue is stage one of a multi-stage process. Voting yes simply allows the county to create the district and a board of directors. Subsequent ballot issues will focus on funding initiatives. Vote YES to support wildfire prevention and forest and community health. Rocky Mountain Fire Protection District Ballot Question 5D Yes

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Can’t-miss events for the upcoming week

The Birds shows at the St. Julien Hotel on Sunday, Oct. 9.

Thursday, Oct. 6

Comedy Works — Stephanie McHugh, Phil Palisoul, MC Bill LeBlanc. Laughter is the best medicine, so bring your fall flu and get healthy. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757.

Friday, Oct. 7

Beer Garden. Enjoy The Rib House’s outdoor patio while you still can. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Rib House, 1801 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-7427.

Saturday, Oct. 8

Playback Theatre West — A night of improvisational theatre. Bring your personal stories and see what Playback has to say. 8 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772.

Sunday, Oct. 9

Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. The world-renowned director capitalizes on the creepiness of birds’ beady little eyes. 7:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696.

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mashing Pumpkins are considered to be one of the seminal rock ’n’ roll groups, whose topcharting albums in the ’90s paved the way for many bands today. Billy Corgan, the frontman and only remaining original member, reformed the band in 2007 and released Zeitgeist, which references a Marxian concept of the spirit of the age. Not one to shy away from controversy, Billy Corgan has remained a steadfast, outspoken critic of what’s left of the record industry. Teargarden by the Kaleidyscope is the latest Pumpkins venture, and it sees Corgan writing a 44-song album and releasing each song individually, after its completion, to capture what Corgan calls “an arc of expression.” Corgan is the first to admit that this project is his most ambitious to date and that he is probably a little bit in over his head. Boulder Weekly

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sat down to discuss this and caught the mercurial singer in a candid mood. Boulder Weekly: How did you decide to promote and release Teargarden by the Kaleidyscope? Billy Corgan: Well, I had one of those moments I have in my life where I just make up my mind without thinking it all through, and I announced that I was going to do this 44-song album that I was going to release for free. I’ve been working that one out ever since. BW: Why did you decide to make the material available on an online album rather than the through the traditional methods? Is this in line with the whole Internet band phenomenon? BC: I think it partially is, but more than anything I see CORGAN Page 34

Ashtanga Yoga Class — Beginner to advanced classes with AnneAlex Packard. A couple early morning asanas should get the blood flowing. 7 a.m. Soul Tree Studio, 422 E. Simpson St., Lafayette, 303-665-5244.

Tuesday, Oct. 11

Energy Efficiency Myths Revealed — with Boulder Green Building Guild. Is it a good idea to heat the house by leaving the oven open? Find out once and for all. 11:30 a.m. REI Store, 1789 28th St., Boulder, 303-583-9970.

Wednesday, Oct. 12

Boulder City Council Candidate Forum — Focusing on sustainability, economic vitality and affordable housing. Get informed before you mail back your ballot. 5:30 p.m. Creekside Room, West Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe, Boulder, 303-807-3308. October 6, 2011 33

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wanted to be in a flexible space just to try new things because I am thoroughly convinced that the record business … was completely broken and ultimately counterintuitive to why people make music. It’s difficult because I understand, from years of working in the label system, that they invest in you; they want to get their money back. They want to make money. … I never really had a problem with all that. The problem is when they put you in positions, positions that essentially go against exactly why you are in a band. (laughs) BW: Could you care to explain that? BC: Say me and you were with the circus, and we decide that you know that we need to find the greatest clown in the world. [So] we search the whole world and we find the greatest clown in the whole world, and we actually sign this clown to our circus. The clown shows up to the circus and he is ready to be a great clown and we go, “Oh by the way, now you’re the lion trainer.” And the guy goes, “But I am great clown.” “Yeah, but we’d really rather have you be a lion trainer.” That is what it feels like. BW: So is this the dilemma that faces young musicians today? BC: It feels like somebody is always telling you to be different than you are. You start to realize that it’s a manipulation to control you, because somehow they get it through their heads that by controlling

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you they’re going out how to actuOn the Bill: Smashing Pumpkins play the to make more profally sell this one. Ogden Theatre on Monday, Oct. it. The funny thing We have taken a 10. Doors at 6 p.m. Must be 16 to is that if they’d lot of effort to enter. Fancy Space People and Light FM open. Tickets are sold out. actually find people put together a 935 E. Colfax Ave., Denver, that they believe in cohesive album, 303-830-2525. and support they’d and we feel like make more money. it’s at that moment that we really should BW: Interesting. offer something that way for righter reaBC: It’s that human tendency to sons, not just to sell it because a lot of want to manipulate and control, and people still don’t get their music outside when you put sociopaths in the positions of traditional means. You’d think that of power — many of the people in the giving it away for free, everybody who record business are — well, that is what would want to hear it would hear it, but they are going to do. They are going to it doesn’t necessarily work that way. We try and get something from you. are free agents because we’re not on a BW: How would this be different label there. from when the Pumpkins first started BW: So you are constantly adapting? releasing albums? BC: I have never really had a probBC: In one way it’s not different at lem with that. Where I get pissed off is all, and you have something new and you when it is not about music. When it’s have to figure out a way for people to about politics or your mustache or who is hear it. The difficulty now is there’s just in the band. At the end of the day, listen so much information. I am on Facebook to the music, [and] if you like it, great; if and Twitter just like everybody else. ... So you don’t like it, great. Even if you have I think [the] challenge we have now is shitty reasons not to like it, that’s fine. At actually getting it to the point where least listen to the music and then make people know that it exists. (laughs) that decision. That to me is the only BW: So the album is going to be thing I stick on. When people don’t lisreleased online and completely for free? ten to things or don’t give things a BC: Actually, that is not the plan. chance strictly because of other factors, We are actually gonna release it first in that is always a bit strange to me. They some kind of capacity where you can are basically saying that is not about hear it, and then we’re trying to figure music, which is weird, right?

BW: How has this been justified in the record industry? BC: Well, you have a whole entire subculture that has sprung up that around the idea that it is more important to be cool than it is to be good (laughs). In the world I came from, you had to be good. At the end of the day, the grunge bands succeeded because people could write good songs. BW: How do you feel about the over-bloated nostalgia of the ’90s, where there is this sense that every band was good and everybody made lots of money? BC: There were a lot of shitty bands back then. Don’t fool yourself. Even the bands that people talk about, they were shit too, or they made shit albums. It was a great time for excitement, and it was a great time that propelled a lot of people to a higher place of music, including us, but there was a lot of imperfectness there, too. BW: What do you like to listen to when you are driving around in your car? BC: I have been listening to a lot of ’50s and ’60s country. A lot of mountaintype shit. BW: So when you are driving over to the Sunflower Market you like to listen to some country? BC: (laughs) Yeah. When I’m running some hippies over in my gas-guzzling car, that’s what I listen to. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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Odd Future gives a middle finger to the world by P.J. Nutting

he Lost Boys of Neverland occupy their days by living in the woods, harassing washed-up pirates, hanging out with mermaids, and occasionally scrapping with the natives before reconciling over a peace pipe. They generally did and said the things that a mob of unsupervised boys would do and say while living in a fantasy world. It’s the same escapism in the music industry that created the “rock-star lifestyle,” the result when apathy meets sensational talent and quick fame. Rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA) has a surplus of all three, and like the Lost Boys, the boys (and girl) of the group are finding real-life pirates and peace pipes that turn their mischief into a sustainable world of their own. They are a mob of blog-era L.A. teens that individually contribute rhymes, beats, videos, skateboarding and collective middle fingers to the world under the OFWGKTA banner. The collective has released more than a dozen albums on their respective Tumblr accounts, all free downloads decorated with sloppy Photoshop album art and driven by deft lyricism over dark, anxious beats. To chronicle their adventures in Neverland, Odd Future recently announced news of their own sketch comedy show on Adult Swim, which will air in 2012. The group snared Dickhouse Entertainment, the production team behind MTV man-child TV series such as Jackass, Rob & Big and Nitro Circus, to produce the

15-minute live-action segment. However, the world of Odd Future isn’t nearly as inviting as Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory. Even though they are still kids (including 17-year-old Earl Sweatshirt), they are best at being frightening and unpredictable. Their general vibe often summons the same ominous feeling that something bad is about to happen, like a certain but looming punch in the face. “It’s abrupt, in-your-face, and straight forward,” said Domo Genesis, one of OFWGKTA’s many MCs. “There’s no sugar coating. It’s just like, fuck that, fuck you and fuck whatever you think.” Twenty-year-old Tyler The Creator is by far the most visible and prolific rapper in Odd Future. He won “Best New Artist” at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, and his selfdirected video for his track “Yonkers” earned a nomination for Video of the Year. The black-and-white video shows Tyler in a plain white room, rhymes flowing in a controlled burn, while he appears to eat a cockroach, vomit and hang himself. Blogs are calling their lyrics intelligent and their videos compelling; critics are calling them homophobic and senselessly aggressive. Tyler’s material is the center for both: His lyrics are as absurdly violent as horror-core rappers Insane Clown Posse and as homophobic as tough-guy acts like Jedi Mind Tricks. Of course, this is nothing new in the rap game. A decade after Eminem faced the exact same criticism, questions resurface around Tyler’s VMA win, about

Head For The Hills is rising

y just about any measure, Head for the Hills (H4TH) has had a pretty solid 2011. The Fort Collins-founded newgrass quartet unleashed a solid and surprising long-player last year, winning their second consecutive “Best Bluegrass Band” award from Westword¸ copping some head-turning critical attention at Austin’s South By Southwest industry schmoozefest in March, and riding a busy festival season into a handful of smaller-deal local gigs, including a Mishawaka date a couple of weeks ago, an upcoming Fox Theatre show and a two-night, twin-bill stand with Leftover Salmon at the Ogden Theatre around Thanksgiving. Our first inclination was to dust off the “conquering hero” moniker for the band, but bassist Matt Loewen squirmed away from that.

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why a champion was made out of a loudmouth bigot. Rap is unfortunately one of the few cultural products that continues to normalize homophobia, and Tyler refuses to give up words that are so emotionally loaded. However, Domo Genesis is quick to point out that there is much more to the group than Tyler finding rhymes for “bag it.” “I never rap about that,” says Domo to a question about homophobic lyrics. “Never was my style, never has been. That’s how they want to express themselves, and y’know, I’m not against my team, and I have to be 100 percent behind it. But for me, I don’t take that approach. I’m about different things, different topics.” Domo grudgingly admits his laid-back stoner anthems have labeled him the “accessible” member. “I don’t like that statement. Don’t get me wrong — it’s not a wrong statement, but,” he laughs, “I don’t want to be just that. … I’d say ‘close to the norm,’ but even then it can mean the same thing as accessible. I don’t want to be the norm because the norm is shitty to me.” He brings up a good point: Tyler’s psycho-violence method has attracted far more attention than Domo’s stony mixtape, Under The Influence. Domo provides necessary balance to the group that is increasingly known for being under fire from critics, but fans and opponents alike never seem to talk about Under The Influence. “People are into dark shit, but people are afraid to talk about it,” Domo says. “So someone talks about it, and it drives people crazy.” “There was never a point where we were like, we’re all based on this point of view, or we’re all gonna rap like this — no, we’re all different,” Domo says. “We came together, and whatever we can do together to get every single person in the group heard, we’re gonna do it.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com “I dunno if we really feel like ‘conquering heroes,’” Loewen laughs. “Even if we appreciate the sentiment. “It was a good season. … We got to do a number of festivals we hadn’t done before, like High Sierra in northern California. … It’s different. It’s kind of a whole other world. … It’s in a really nice, wide-open location, and it’s just got its own vibe. Like, Telluride Bluegrass Festival has obviously cultivated a world unto itself. I think High Sierra is kind of similar in that way.” Festivals, of course, are just about any new acoustic band’s bread and butter these days (who makes money selling CDs anymore?), so we wondered how H4TH has adjusted to the whole festival thing. Like anyone else, the band had to claw its way into getting festival see H4TH Page 38

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invites by surviving trial by shoe leather — opening gigs and Tuesday nights and touring clubs — but getting on those huge outdoor stages doesn’t mean the hard stuff is done. You have to learn how to actually play them. “That’s an interesting question,” Loewen says. “For one thing, you have an audience that’s — maybe not a ‘captive’ audience — but particularly at a festival like High Sierra that has such a reputation for bringing newer, high-quality acts that you haven’t heard before, people are really ready to hear something new. “In terms of ‘does it make you a better band,’ I think in some ways it’s easier, and in some ways it is challenging. It’s something that helps something put on you by someone outyou grow. In one sense, you’re crafting a side the organization,” Loewen says. smaller amount of time that you’re try“But you do want to be careful not to ing to sell. A band like us, we’re trying give people the wrong impression. But to get new fans, so we’re going to craft I do think we have the freedom to purit so that we’ll put in the best 40 minsue [what we do] without the fear of utes that we have, where maybe it can the shoe being thrown. be a little harder “Guys like to do two-andSam Bush and On the Bill a-half hours tryMike Marshall Head For The Hills plays the Fox ing to keep that and Darol Anger Theatre on Friday, Oct. 7. Doors at 8:30 p.m. Pert’ Near Sandstone and same level of were already The Shwilbillies open. Tickets are $10 engagement.” throwing a in advance, $12 day of show, with a H4TH wrench in things $2 fee for those under 21. 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. shouldn’t be almost 40 years mistaken for a ago. The stuff traditional bluegrass band. This is a they were doing really laid the foundadisclaimer with plenty of fingerprints tion, and the stuff we do is just built on on it, though. It may well be that that foundation.” today’s bluegrass has moved so far We couldn’t let Loewen go without from its roots that we don’t need to maybe throwing a little of that out clarify that H4TH isn’t trying to there — amidst the old-timey hootechannel Ralph Stanley or Bill Monroe nannies and the Bela-esque filigrees — they wear their “bluegrass band” gracing the CD, we couldn’t help but crit-tag with patient understanding wonder as we tried to keep up with the that their instrumentation (acoustic dizzying “Chupchik” … who let the guitar, standup bass, fiddle and klezmer in? mando) doesn’t put a lot of daylight Our first suspect was Loewen himbetween them and old school. Loewen self, who hails from the typically unadmits that they don’t have to deal too country environs of Chicago, but he often with cranky traditionalists deferred credit on that one. throwing shoes at them. “I think the main melodic thrust of Maybe the guardians of the old that song came from Adam [Kinghorn, school don’t bother with the big festiguitar], who was thinking in a particuvals, or don’t worry about it too much lar mode — mode, like Dorian, anymore, or maybe just can’t throw that Mixolydian — and we just kind of far. fleshed it out from there. And we just “When you’re out there, you gotta decided to go all klezmer on it.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com have a label of some sort, even if it’s

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t’s human nature to want to be first. From something as simple as two friends on a morning jog to the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, people are driven to outstrip the next guy. It’s hardwired. It’s why both joggers push a wee bit harder with each passing mile until they’re sprinting the final block home. It’s why America will always hold dear that “one giant leap” moment when Ivan was the runner-up. It’s why men crow when, as teenagers, they’re the first to plant their flags in some young lovely’s undiscovered country. This innate desire for primacy is at the heart of Slow Dance With A Hot Pickup, a musical about eight contestants in one of those whoever-keeps-theirhands-on-the-truck-longest-drives-awayin-it contests. Like Highlander by way of a mall parking lot and your local Toyota dealer, there can be only one when it’s all said and done. Will it be the ex-con seeking redemption? The young woman looking for fame and fortune so that she can save a loved one from a crippling disease? The Big Boy waitress who’s never won a thing in her life? Or maybe the would-be Asian country music sensation? Slow Dance’s plot isn’t the only part of the show that keys on the need for top seed. A co-production of Boulder’s Dinner Theatre and New York City’s Big Fish Big Pond, Slow Dance With A Hot Pickup is being performed for the first time anywhere right here in beautiful Boulder. Imagine if Chicago, Les Miserables, Wicked or Cats had opened for the first time ever at Boulder’s Dinner Theatre. Seeing such a show in its literal infancy would give you bragging rights — at

Pickup is its characters. One of the most gut wrenchingly honest moments I’ve ever seen on stage was when Leonard Barrett Jr.’s character admitted that part of him wished his crippled ex-wife — whom he still loves — would just die. Slow Dance needs more of that. It needs to let the audience know the extent of Brett Ambler’s character’s conflict with his father before the shouted declaration in his final two lines. The fact that Passion Lyons’ character’s spina bifidasuffering sister is really her daughter needs to not be a throwaway moment neither recognized nor referenced again. It needs to take the audience’s breath away when, after four grueling days, Dwayne Carrington’s character lets go of the truck to shake hands with a former rival and give the victory away to a woman he’s only just met. Though that moment is strong now, it cries out to be epic. The hands-on-truck-contest premise, though wonderfully novel, inherently limits the action on stage. The many musical interludes that allow the characters to dance and sing away from the truck are, therefore, essential. They do, however, become somewhat predictable. I’d love to see a rotating stage beneath the truck to provide more kinetic visuals during the contest, as well as opportunities for additional chorography and tonal variation in the musical asides. For still being drenched in amniotic fluid, Slow Dance With A Hot Pickup is already a mature piece of musical theatre. With some time to evolve and a lot of love, it could become a bona fide classic. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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music Acoustic Open Mic Night. 9:30 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-9932094. Blow the Vault. 9:30 p.m. Shug’s Low Country Cuisine, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-398-9036. Chris Kroger. 7 p.m. Cuvée, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475. Chromeo — With Mayer Hawthorne and The County. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-443-8696. Dechen Hawk & A Murder of Prose. 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Eric Wiggs. 10:30 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985. Ginga. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Dead Floyd. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-443-8696. Jelly Roll Bakers. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303443-3322. Kevin Dooley. 5:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Morsoul. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Open Mic at Folsom St. Coffee. 5-7 p.m. Folsom St. Coffee Co. 1795 Folsom St., 303440-8808. Open Stage — With K.C. Groves. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Picking Circle — Led by Martin Gilmore. 9 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Take to the Oars. 9 p.m. The Lazy Dog, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-656-9952.

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When comedians play music, it had better be good, otherwise the jokes will bomb. Tim Minchin is hilarious and also happens to be both a great songwriter and piano player. 7 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-443-8696.

N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. Disco Bowling. 9 p.m. The Connection at University of Colorado Boulder, 1669 Euclid Ave., Boulder, 303-492-6338. Forward Steps 5th Annual FriendRaiser Fundraiser — Life is a Journey. 5:30 p.m. Flagstaff House, 1138 Flagstaff Rd., Boulder, 303-404-9966. Lafayette Farmers’ Market. 4 to 8 p.m. Festival Plaza, 311 S. Public Rd., Lafayette, 303-499-2494. Salsa Social. 6:30 p.m. Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, 303-440-8303. Zumba for Charity. 12 p.m. Kakes Studios, 2115 Pearl St., 720-442-1368.

events Beginning Flamenco Dance. 6:15-7:30 p.m. Kakes Studios, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-786-7050, www.flamenco-boulder.com. Beginning Orchids. 6:15 p.m. Sturtz and Copeland, 2851 Valmont Rd., Boulder, 303442-6663. Comedy Works — Stephanie McHugh, Phil Palisoul, MC Bill LeBlanc. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675

Friday, October 7

music Bonnie Lowdermilk. 7 p.m. Cuvée, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475.

Danny Shafer & the 21st Century Band. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Flower Jacket. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 1, Boulder, 303443-5108. George Nelson Quintet. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., 303443-3322. Gora Gora Orkestar. 9:30 p.m. Shug’s Low Country Cuisine, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720398-9036. The Grant Farm. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Ground Up. 9 p.m. First Street Pub, 35 E. First St., Nederland, 303-258-0782. Head for the Hills. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-443-8696. Jenn Cleary Duo — With Mad Dog on harmonica. 5:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel

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Boulder/Denver Area Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art — Zach Reini’s Suburban Lawns, Thomas Scharfenberg’s Obvious Invisible, Amanda Marie Ploegsma’s Purity & Credence. 1750 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-2122. Through Jan. 29. CU Art Museum — Points of View, selections from seven Colorado collections; Through Soviet Jewish Eyes;The Anxiety of Influence, selections from ceramics collection; Image Clash, contemporary Korean video art. CU Art Museum, 1085 18th St., Boulder, 303-

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492-1320 Edition to Clay: Ceramic Artists as Printmakers. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720898-7200.Through Nov. 13. NCAR Community Art Program — Nancy Myer and Kit Hevron Mahoney. NCAR Mesa Laboratory, 1850 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-497-2408. Opens Oct 1. Through Nov. 30. Jessica Garrett & Ann Dettmer. Smithklein Gallery, 1116 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-7200. Through Oct. 31. Opening

reception 5 p.m. Oct. 7. Small Press — An exhibit of letterpress artists. Boulder Arts & Crafts Gallery, 1421 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-443-3883. Through Nov. 18. Opening reception 6 p.m. Oct. 7. Uncommon Ground: Impact and Influence. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200. Through Nov. 11. When Space is Open. Manifest Art Gallery, 108 2nd Ave., Niwot, 303-652-0952. Artist talk 5 p.m. Oct. 7.

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Tap Room, 1800 Pike Rd., Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914. Jockamo. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Kief — With Space Hunk, Phuture Phil and Crunkwork Oranged. 10 p.m. Club 156, University Memorial Center, Boulder, www. programcouncil.com. The Long Run — An Eagles Tribute. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-6652757. Nite Cats. 8 p.m. The Rib House, 1801 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-7427. Nitro Billies. 9:30 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094. Roscoe’s Dusty Bottle Boxcar Band, Quilion, Mechanical Dan. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Selassee. 7 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Signel-Z. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Switchfoot & Anberlin. 7 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-443-8696. Tom Weiser & Paul Fowler Jazz Duo. 10:30 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985.

events Adam Cayton-Holland. 8 p.m. Boulder Comedy Club at the Lazy Dog, 1346 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-656-9952. Altarmaker-in-Residence — With Laurie Beth Zuckerman. 9 a.m. Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Rd., Longmont, 303-651-8374. Beer Garden. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. The Rib House, 1801 13th St., Boulder, 303-442-7427. Comida Mobile Mexi-Feast. 4:30-7 p.m. Asher Brewing Co., 4699 Nautilus Court, Boulder, 303-530-1381. Marisol Imports Santos & Muertos Show. 6 p.m. Marisol Imports, 2516 Broadway, Boulder, 303-442-3142. The Shoot Out 24 Hour Filmmaking Festival — Kickoff 5:55 p.m. Meet in front of Boulder County Courthouse, 1300 block of Pearl Street Mall, www.theshootoutboulder. com. Small Press — Opening reception. 6 p.m. Boulder Arts & Crafts Gallery, 1421 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-443-3883. When Space is Open — Talk with Robert A. Dacey on his book Niwot, Colorado: Birth of a Railroad Town. 5 p.m. Manifest Art Gallery, 108 2nd Ave., Niwot, 303-652-0952.

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music Adam Bodine. 7 p.m. Cuvée, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475. Carbon Family Band. 9:30 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094. Delta Sonics. 8 p.m. Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., 303-443-3322. Full Belly. 8:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Idlewhile. 5 p.m. Lefthand Tasting Room, 1265 Boston Ave., Longmont, 303-772-0258. The Indulgers. 10 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. Jonny O Band. 7 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Josh Damigo, Benyaro. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628. Kelli Said — ’80s Dance Party. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Drive, Lafayette, 303-

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words Thursday, October 6 Kelly Enright’s Osa and Martin: For the Love of Adventure. 7:30 p.m. Tattered Cover Bookstore, 1628 16th St., Denver, 303-436-1070. Six Poets Short of a Sonnet. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-579-1644.

Friday, October 7 Poetry Slam — Feat. Amy Everhart. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-579-1644.

Monday, October 10 Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone. 7:30 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074.

665-2757. Mountain Holler. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Notes & Oats — With Bug. 10 a.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 1, Boulder, 303-443-5108. Odd Future. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Osktoberfest. 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Red Horse. 8 p.m. Swallow Hill, 71 E.Yale Ave., Denver, 303-777-1003. St. Vincent. 8 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-443-8696. Sammy Dee Morton. 9:30 p.m. Shug’s Low Country Cuisine, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720398-9036. Sing Along Concert — With Annie Patterson, Co-creator of Rise Up Singing. 7 p.m. Boulder Friends Meeting, 1825 Upland Ave., Boulder, 303-444-6981. The Strangebyrds. 4:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Rd., Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914. Table Tapping, Twilight and Tangos — With pianist Justin Kolb. 7:30 p.m. Grusin Music Hall, Imig Music Building, 18th and Euclid, 303-492-8008. Velcro City Records Showcase. 9 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683.

events Adobe Photoshop for Photographers. 9 a.m. Boulder Digital Arts, 1600 Range St., Suite 100, Boulder, 303-746-4153. African Dance. 4 p.m. Community Dance Collective, 2020 21st St., 303-586-1763. Backyard Composting Workshop. 10 a.m. Boulder County Parks and Open Space, Prairie Room, 5201 St. Vrain Rd., Longmont, 720-564-2222. Beginning Hoopdance. 10 a.m. Kakes

“So, You’re a Poet.” Open poetry reading. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-440-4628.

Tuesday, October 11 Living Poet’s Society Poetry Bookclub — David Baker’s Never-Ending Birds. 7 p.m. Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-2074. Tuesday Night Poetry Open Mic. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-579-1644.

Wednesday, October 12 Poetry Reading — Tim Hernandez. 7 p.m. Innisfree Poetry Bookstore, 1203 13th St., Suite A, Boulder, 303-579-1644.

Studio, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-918-6617. Central City’s Creepy Crawl — Walking tour. Every 15 minutes starting at 7 p.m., or at 6:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. for families. Century Cansino’s lower level, 102 Main St., Central City, 866-464-2626. The Coronado Island California Mass Abduction Case — Discussion by hypnotherapist/UFO researcher Yvonne Smith. 7 p.m. Nomad Theater, 1410 Quince Ave., Boulder, 303-415-3900. Dervish Sacrew Movements of Sama’s — Interactive music and dance workshop. 10 a.m. Kakes Studio, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303444-5353. Festival of Scarecrows. 10:30 a.m. Olde Town Arvada, W. 57th Ave. and Olde Wadsworth, Arvada, 303-420-6100. Heart and Sole 5K — Fundraiser for Mountain Range High School’s Friends of Rachel. 8 a.m. Mountain Range High School, 12500 Huron St., Westminster, www. mountainrange.adams12.org. Native Seed Collection. 9:30 a.m. Boulder County open space. 303-543-1411. Next Season Dancers — Life Interrupted. 7 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772. Tango Among Friends — Social drop-in tango class. 5 p.m. Pearl Street Studio, 2126 Pearl St., Boulder. www.TangoAmongFriends.net. Volunteer Foresty Project — Restoration and reseeding Reynolds Ranch Open Space. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 303-678-6329.

Sunday, October 9

music Blues Jam — With Lionel Young and Mark Diamond. 7:30 p.m Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-4433322. Bluegrass Pick — All levels welcome. 12-3 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids and Solids, 1555 S. Hover St., Longmont, 303-

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Ragtime. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, 720-898-7200. Through Oct. 16. Slow Dance with a Hot Pickup. Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-449-6000 x4. Waiting for Lefty. CU Theatre & Dance, University Theatre Building, theatredance. colorado.edu. Through Oct. 9.

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events Advanced Hawaiian Hula Class. 5:30 p.m. Boulder Ballet Studio, The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772. Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. 7:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720406-9696. Beginning Hawaiian Hula Class. 7 p.m. Boulder Ballet Studio, The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772. The Big Sit! — Annual dawn-to-dusk bird count. Heronry, Chatfield State Park, entrance on Wadsworth Boulevard, one mile south of C-470. Derech Chayim — “A Way of Life” 6 p.m. Boulder’s Rabbinic Council at Har Hashem Congregation, 3950 Baseline Rd., Boulder, contact Jodi for more details at 503-780-7470. Dervish Sacrew Movements of Sama’s — Interactive music and dance workshop. 10 a.m. Kakes Studio, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303444-5353. Evolutionary Enlightenment — With Andrew Cohen. 1 p.m. Boulder Integral Center, 2805 Broadway, Boulder, info@ boulderintegral.org. Next Season Dancers — Life Interrupted. 7 p.m. The Dairy Center for the Arts, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-447-9772.

Outdoor Boot Camp. 10 a.m. Take It Out Fitness and Play Boulder Foundation, Boulder City Park, 13th and Arapahoe, Boulder, 573424-7168. Peace and Politics — Standing Up in the Thick of the Struggle, with David Barsamian and Robert Alpern. 7 p.m. Unitarian Univeralist Church of Boulder, 5001 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder, 303-494-0195. Planetary Healing and World Harmony Meditation — Global teleconference facilitated by Linda Lawson, Miles Moody. 8 a.m. Jewelcoach.org. Call 720-301-3993 for details.

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Annie Patterson. 7 p.m. House concert, 714 Sugar Mill Ave., Longmont, 720-684-9192. Brad Goode Jazz Quartet. 7 p.m. Caffè Sole, 637R S. Broadway, Boulder, 303-499-2985. Colorado Spirit Chorus — Weekly rehearsals and auditions. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Valley Christian Church, 7100 South Boulder Rd., for more information contact Nicci at 303460-8651 or Joy at 303-641-4122. Electric Blues Jam. 7:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-485-9400. Jay Ryan’s Big Top — Open stage. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683. Romano Paoletti’s Open Stage. 6:30 p.m. Oskar Blues Tasty Weasel Tap Room, 1800 Pike Rd., Unit B, Longmont, 303-776-1914. Open Mic. 7 p.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 1, Boulder, 303-443-5108.

events Ashtanga Yoga Class — Beginner to advanced classes with Anne-Alex Packard. 7 a.m. Soul Tree Studio, 422 E. Simpson St., Lafayette, 303-665-5244. Boulder County Alcoholics Anonymous — Happy hour group. 5:30 p.m. 5375 Western Ave., Boulder, www.BoulderCountyAA.org. Cornhole League. 6 p.m. Asher Brewing Co., 4699 Nautilus Court, Boulder, 303-530-1381. “So, You’re a Poet” — Open poetry reading. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303440-4628.

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music Adrian Belew Power Trio — With Stickmen. 6:30 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-443-8696. Badfish — A Tribute to Sublime. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-4433399. Blues Jam — With Delta Sonics. 7:30 p.m Boulder Outlook Hotel and Suites, 800 28th St., Boulder, 303-443-3322. Bluegrass Pick. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Grill & Brew, 303 Main St., Lyons, 303-823-6685. Bob’s Big Band, Goldenboy. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-4636683. Gasoline Lollipops. 8:30 p.m. Waterloo, 809 S. Main St., Louisville, 303-993-2094. Keyboard Counter Pointe — Feat. Neil Bridge 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Open Mic. 8 p.m./7 p.m. sign-up. Conor O’Neills, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-4491922. Open Mic Night. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. The Thurston Group. 8:30 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303440-4628. TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb. 7:30 p.m. Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 1, Boulder, 303-443-5108. Yamato. 7:30 p.m. Macky Auditorium, 17th Street and University Avenue, CU Campus, Boulder, 303-492-8008.

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events Boulder City Council Candidate Forum — Focusing on sustainability, economic vitality and affordable housing. 5:30 p.m. Creekside Room, West Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe, Boulder, 303-8073308.

Compulsive Eaters Anonymous-HOW. 6 p.m. Community United Church of Christ, 2650 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 970-5564740. Film. Auction. Action! — Screening of A Small Act and fundraiser for Girls Education International. 6:30 p.m. University of Colorado Wolf Law Building, 2450 Kittredge Loop Rd., Boulder, www.girlsed.org. Healing Hands to Benefit Arthritis —

$10 from every massage donated to The Arthritis Foundation. 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Massage Envy, 2490 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-4473689. Homage to Old Mexico — A tribute to 20th-century traditional folk arts. 7 p.m. Longmont Museum, 400 Quail Rd., Longmont, 303-651-8374. Just Sit. 7 to 9 p.m. Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, 303-444-0190. Revitalizing Himalayan Communities One Village at a Time — With dZi Foundation co-founder Jim Nowak. 7 p.m. YMCA of Boulder Valley Mapleton Center, 2850 Mapleton Ave., Boulder, 303-442-2778.

events Bird Shift — The Anthropogenic Ornithology of North America. Opening reception and presentation with artist Brian Collier. 7 p.m. University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Henderson Building, CU Campus, Boulder, 303-4926892. Boulder Improv Jam Association — Public dance jam every Tuesday. 7:30-10:30 p.m.The Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, 720-934-2028. Energy Efficiency Myths Revealed — With Boulder Green Building Guild. 11:30 a.m. REI Store, 1789 28th St., Boulder, 303-5839970. Flamenco Dance Technique. 5:50-7 p.m. Kakes Studios, 2115 Pearl St., Boulder, 303786-7050, www.flamenco-boulder.com. Folk Dancing. 7-10 p.m. Boulder Civic Plaza, Boulder, 303-499-6363.

Wednesday, October 12

music Bluegrass Pick. 8:30 p.m. Conor O’Neill’s, 1922 13th St., Boulder, 303-449-1922. The Buck Fifty — With Jeremy Dion and Lea Holz. 7:30 p.m. Nissi’s, 2675 N. Park Dr., Lafayette, 303-665-2757. The Clamdaddys. 7 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Eric Wiggs. 7 p.m. Cuvée, 946 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-447-0475. Euroforquestra. 8:30 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399. Jerry Fels and the Jerry Fels. 8 p.m. The Laughing Goat, 1709 Pearl St., Boulder, 303440-4628. Johnny Sansone. 9 p.m. Shug’s Low Country Cuisine, 2017 13th St., Boulder, 720-398-9036. Justin James. 6:30 p.m. St. Julien Hotel, 900 Walnut St., Boulder, 720-406-9696. Songs from the Silo — Jami Lunde Duo. 8 p.m. Oskar Blues Home Made Liquids & Solids, 1555 S. Hover Rd., Longmont, 303-

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Salsa in Boulder. 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The Absinthe House, 1109 Walnut St., Boulder, 303-443-8600. Twisted Pine Brewing and Tap Room. 3-9 p.m. Twisted Pine Tap Room, 3201 Walnut St., #A, Boulder, 303-786-9270. Vajrayana Buddhist Meditation. 7 p.m. Mipham Shedra, 2860 Bluff St., Boulder, 303-449-0319. Warren Miller Wednesdays. 8:30 p.m. The West End Tavern, 926 Pearl St., Boulder, 303-444-3535. Wednesday Waltz Etcetera. 7 p.m. Avalon Ballroom, 6185 Arapahoe Rd., Boulder, 303-449-5962.

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Kids’ Calendar Thursday, October 6 Children’s Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100. Kindermusik Class. 10 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424.

Read for the Record — Jumpstart’s national read aloud day. 10:30 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424. So Rim Kung Fu for Children. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. A Place to B Studio, 1750 30th St., Boulder, 303-440-8007.

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Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100. I Knew That Once. 7:30 p.m. Turning the Wheel Productions, Old Main Chapel, 1202 University Ave., Boulder, www. turningthewheel.org. Kindermusik Class. 3 p.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424.

Saturday, October 8 I Knew That Once. 7:30 p.m. Turning the Wheel Productions, Old Main Chapel, 1202 University Ave., Boulder, www. turningthewheel.org.

Sunday, October 9 Baby Boogie. 2 p.m. D Note, 7519 Grandview Ave., Arvada, 303-463-6683. Go Club. 2 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-441-3100. I Knew That Once. 2 p.m. Turning the Wheel Productions, Old Main Chapel, 1202 University Ave., Boulder, www.turningthewheel.org.

Monday, October 10 Reading Buddies. 4:30 p.m. Boulder Pubic Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-4413100.

Tuesday, October 11 Drop-in Storytime. 10:15 a.m. Erie Community Library, 400 Powers St., Erie, 720-685-5200. Lap Babies. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-4413100. Project Happiness — Free movie afternoon for teens. 4:30 p.m. The Caritas Spiritualist Center, 5723 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder, 303-4493066. Read to the Dog! 3:30 p.m. Boulder Public Library Meadows Branch, 4800 Baseline Rd., Boulder, 303-441-4390. Reading Buddies. 4:30 p.m. Boulder Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., Boulder, 303-4413100. Storytime. 10:30 a.m. Gateway Park Fun Center, 4800 28th St, Boulder, 303-442-4386. Toddler Hour 9 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424.

Wednesday, October 12 Cruisers & Crawlers. 10:15 a.m. Boulder Public Library, George Reynolds Branch, 3595 Table Mesa Dr., Boulder, 303-441-3120. French with Veronique. 10 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424. Toddler Hour. 9 a.m. WOW! Children’s Museum, 110 N. Harrison Ave., Lafayette, 303-604-2424.

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as have died climbing the peaks above, he said. “It’s perilous, even to walk on it,” said Donna Mabry, president of Alamosa Volunteer Search and Rescue. “It’s a hoof- and it’s an ankle-twister, just walking it. It’s like walking in an empty creek bed.” “You have to have some nerves of steel to drive that,” she said. “I’ve never seen a worse road than that. It was hard to believe that vehicles can go up over some of that stuff. It’s pretty impressive what they can do,” said Joe Lavorini, program director for the Colorado Springs-based Rocky Mountain Field Institute, which spent 37 days building trails above Lake Como over the summer. Only about two groups of vehicles a week made it all the way up during that time. A comment frequently posted on mountaineering websites: “I hate that road.” We camped in the desert of the San Luis Valley, so low the sagebrush had yet to give way to chest-high junipers. That’s as far as passenger cars dare go on this road. High-clearance vehicles can go an additional three miles or so, depending on the driver’s skills and nerves, before the road gets, says the guide at website 14ers.com, “nasty.” But that gets drivers to only 9,000 feet, which means a long, steep and usually hot hike for peakbaggers. Take a video tour of a drive up this road. The main threats are four obstacles known as “Jaws 1-4,” boulder-strewn stretches where even the high clearance and short wheel base of Jeeps aren’t enough. At other points, steep dropoffs remind you of the consequence of a misplaced tire. “Obviously, we don’t maintain that road much,” said Rio Grande National Forest spokesman Mike Blakeman. What maintenance occurs is usually done by four-wheel-drive clubs, whose members cherish Lake Como Road as much as some hikers loathe it. They work not to make it easier, but to keep it challenging. “I don’t see any point, from any standpoint, to grading the road,” said Jim Bailey, of Alamosa, who drives it several times each summer. “The hikers don’t want anybody on it. The Jeepers want the difficulty of the road maintained, and the way our government’s going right now, where would you get the money for such a project?” But the U.S. Forest Service has not always had such a hands-off approach. In the mid-1990s, the Forest Service considered closing the road because of erosion, trash and other con-

cerns. Alamosa County officials were deluged with phone calls and letters urging them to adopt the road to keep it open. Darius Allen, a county commissioner then and now, took a ride up with a four-wheel-drive club and was impressed by all the hard work volunteers had done to minimize erosion on the road and to keep the area around the lake clean. County officials asked the Forest Service not to close the road. “It’s pretty well-known from all over, and I thought it was kind of a feather in our cap to keep it open for four-wheel-drive vehicles,” Allen said. Said Bailey, “On any weekend, if you drive by the motels in this town, you will see the people in their fourwheel drives to go up there.” The Forest Service backed down, and the road remains open its entire length. Allen said he does not recall any calls urging closure of the road. There’s a certain amount of machismo that goes with four-wheeling, and Caton has seen plenty of people in hot water. “I’ve seen a lot of people come up here in stock vehicles pushing it beyond the limits, and that’s when they get into trouble,” he said. A mechanic, Caton built his modified Jeep. Practically every time he drives the road, he helps out a driver. He has winched vehicles upright and towed them down the mountain. He has seen vehicles that have rolled and killed their drivers. Helping drivers is part of what he enjoys about the road, though it is also crucial for rescuing climbers hurt on the peaks, especially Little Bear, regarded as one of the most difficult fourteeners in Colorado. Beyond that, it’s the scenery, the great camping and the challenge of the road that keeps him coming back. Riding with Caton is nerve-racking yet thrilling. To see the massive, balloon-like tires roll up and over boulders, while the vehicle is nearly vertical, is a shock to the senses for one who has spent a lifetime driving on pavement. After a short time at the lake, we headed back down the road, which is just as painstaking and jarring as riding up. About halfway down, a high screech emerged from the Jeep. “That’s a new sound,” Caton remarked, stopping to check under the hood. A bolt on an engine mount had come loose, nothing too serious. You don’t have to be a mechanic to tackle Lake Como Road, but it helps. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com OutdoorColorado.com —MCT Boulder Weekly

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t’s a close call, given the lousiness and the scolding tone of much of her material, but Anna Faris survives What’s Your Number? with eccentric comic charm intact. Dumb film; smart comedienne. Audiences take to Faris for many reasons. She’s fearless. She has no vanity. She doesn’t look like every other “pretty-but-funny” prototype in Hollywood. She can take a pratfall. She can seem simultaneously dim and bright, a beat behind the action while mysteriously a step ahead of it, which is how most of us feel at any given moment, but she knows how to get laughs with that combination. As executive producer, Faris helped develop the Boston-set romantic comedy from the book 20 Times a Lady, which operates from a defeatist premise I reject utterly, but we’ll get to that in a sec. It’s implied that the recently laid-off marketing department flunky, Ally, the Faris character, has been dumped 19 straight times in her life. Chronically between unsatisfying relationships, she approaches the imminent marriage of her younger sister (Ari Graynor) with a touch of envy. A chance encounter with a Marie Claire magazine article sends Ally into a low-grade panic. If she’s had twice the national average (10.5) of sexual partners, does that mean she’s unmarryable? Thus begins Ally’s film-long rummage through her

Serious as cancer

t’s a cancer film; no getting around it. But the tender and funny 50/50 addresses its protagonist’s health crisis and chances for survival directly, with a refreshing lack of narrative hemming, hawing or embroidery, so that it becomes something more: a picture with a commercial sensibility and a quippy streak, yet one honest enough to transcend the usual. While writing for Da Ali G Show, writer and producer Will Reiser, not yet 25, contracted a rare form of cancer that manifested itself as a potentially lethal tumor creeping along his spinal column. His Ali G friends and cohorts included Seth Rogen and Ben Karlin, a young veteran of The Onion. Years later, Reiser turned his experience into a fictionalized but plainly personal first screenplay. After several more years of script development with Rogen, Karlin and their fellow Ali G alum Evan Goldberg, out came 50/50, directed by Jonathan Levine. Levine’s previous feature was The Wackness, which was slick but borderline insufferable. He redeems himself here. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Adam, a sweet, Boulder Weekly

roster of exes. With the help of the frequently naked, sensitive, hunky Lothario across the hall (Chris Evans), she begins a search for Mr. Right, presuming he must’ve come and gone without her realizing it (Andy Samberg, Anthony Mackie and Chris Pratt have cameos in that lineup). She’ll do anything to avoid that dreaded No. 20. There is real potential in the notion of a malleable, insecure protagonist who has tried to be someone different to suit each new unsuitable relationship. But in strange ways, the What’s Your Number? screenplay, plenty coarse without being plentifully witty, gives Faris all the room she needs while shackling Ally, her character, to anachronistic Doris Day-era sexual attitudes.

I’m sorry, and I know I’m a guy, but who cares how many people so-and-so has slept with? To have the entire movie hung up on this issue, only to dismiss it as stupid in the end, feels all wrong. The humiliation games played on Anna are more depressing than spirited, and old standbys such as the awkward, drunken toast in front of the family (Blythe Danner plays Ally’s hypercritical mother) fall flat. And would Ally, even if she comes from money, really fly around the country visiting smarmy ex-boyfriends just to see if they’ve improved? Under the workmanlike direction of Mark Mylod, Faris keeps this fits-and-starts affair from sputtering completely. I’ll close with one example that won’t sound amusing, but it is. At one point, Ally’s hair extensions catch fire at an outdoor restaurant and she tosses them into a nearby fountain, just in time for her date to not know what’s going on. Then, owing to residual smoke in the air, she lets out a little cough. A quick one. But her timing is brilliant. And after I laughed — I remember I did, because it’d been a while — I did what I generally disdain at movie screenings. Out loud, I said, “Finally!” —MCT, Tribune Media Service Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

by Michael Phillips somewhat forlorn Seattle resident who works for the local public radio affiliate. His artist lover (Bryce Dallas Howard) may not be the warmest or most honest woman on the planet, but once Adam’s diagnosed and begins to wall himself off from his own panic-stricken situation, she’s sort of in there, being sort of supportive. For a little while. Reiser’s script primarily concerns how Adam and his best friend and fellow public radio staffer, played by Rogen, receive the C-word news separately and together. Once he’s free of his weaselly ex, Adam is officially single, and Rogen’s Kyle smells an opportunity. “Help me help you get laid!” he says, knowing that his own chances for romantic success might improve if he can get Adam on board. This side of 50/50 has the makings of a cheap, broad, black comedy. But what Reiser, Levine and company have found instead — a modest film of surprisingly deft mood swings — lasts a little longer.

While Howard can’t make much of her role, the story accommodates two other gratifying female portrayals, both more nuanced than they appear at first. In her opening scene, Anna Kendrick seems to be doing a virtual reprise of her naive, by-the-book hotshot from Up in the Air. Gradually, though, her role here, that of a therapist assigned to help Adam through whatever comes, allows her to calm down and connect honestly with Gordon-Levitt (who has a firm handle on Adam’s guarded, gently fatalistic qualities). Anjelica Huston — who, as Adam’s formidable mother, causes fusses and anxiety so she can swoop in and make things better, or at least “better,” — makes the most of one woman’s push-pull responses to her son’s condition. Dealing with an Alzheimer’s-addled husband, this character has been in caretaker mode so long she can barely remember what came before it. “I want you to know,” Huston says at one vulnerable point, regarding her character’s son, “I smother him because I love him.” The film might work without such moments. Some of it’s schematic and on the nose. But the grace notes are what make 50/50 better than simply “good enough.” —MCT, Tribune Media Service Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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1911

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Jackie Chan’s 100th movie: Starring Jackie Chan and co-directed by the star and Zhang Li, 1911 tells the story of the founding of the Republic of China when Sun Yat-sens forces overthrew the Ming Dynasty. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. — Denver Film Society

Gounod’s Faust was the most successful opera of its time, reaching Covent Garden in 1863, four years after its Parisian premiere and quickly becoming a favorite of Victorian audiences. At Boedecker Theater. — Boedecker Theater

50/50

The Guard

See full review on Page 53. Rated R. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.

Two policemen must join forces to take on an international drug-smuggling gang — one, an unorthodox Irish policeman and the other, a straight-laced FBI agent. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres

Abduction A young man who has always felt disconnected from his life begins to piece together his true identity, but he is targeted by assassins and must fight to survive. Rated PG-13. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Los Angeles Times/MCT

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Yes, that’s a dolphin, Morgan. Very good. Now go find the marching penguins.

Attack the Block Attack the Block follows a gang of tough inner-city kids who try to defend their turf against an invasion of savage alien creatures. At Century. — Denver Film Society

There is plenty of sweet wonder and celebration in writer/director Mike Mills’ semiautobiographical tale of a straight son coming to terms with his own love’s possibilities after his terminally ill father comes out of the closet. At International Film Series. — IFS

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Buck “Your horse is a mirror to your soul, and sometimes you may not like what you see. Sometimes, you will.” So says Buck Brannaman, a true American cowboy. At International Film Series and Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater Circumstance A tale of love and family upended by obsession and suspicion, Circumstance is also a provocative coming-of-age story that cracks open the hidden, underground world of Iranian youth culture, where a young woman’s most electrifying passions can become the most dangerous of secrets. At Esquire. — Landmark Theatres Contagion Subtle, measured and chock full of major stars, this virus outbreak film exceeds without excess. A Minneapolis businesswoman (Gwyneth Paltrow) falls ill and dies soon after. Her husband (Matt Damon) reels as the resulting pandemic takes the world by storm, while a World Health Organization rep (Marion Cotillard) and Dr. Mears (Kate Winslet) of the CDC try to stem the tide. Rated PG-13. At Century, Colony, and Twin Peaks. — Michael Phillips/MCT Crazy, Stupid, Love After discovering his unfaithful wife wants a divorce, a straight-laced 40-something tries to readjust to single life under the tutelage of a young ladykiller. Rated PG-13. At Century. — Los Angeles Times/MCT 54 October 6, 2011

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Courageous Dedicated law-enforcement officers vow to become better fathers and renew their faith after a tragedy in their community. Rated PG-13. At Twin Peaks. — Los Angeles Times/ MCT The Debt Two retired Mossad agents receive shocking news about a mission they were presumed to have accomplished decades before, and they might need to finish the job. Rated R. At Century. — Los Angeles Times/MCT Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom A bizarre murder mystery brings together the most powerful woman in China, the soon-tobe-Empress Wu Zetian, and a formerly exiled detective, Dee Renjie, at the infamous Imperial Palace. At Esquire. — Landmark Theatres Dolphin Tale This heartwarmer based on a true story follows the tailless dolphin Winter (played by Winter) through all sorts of adversity alongside its human protectors, notably the troubled 11-year-old Sawyer (Nathan Gamble). What the film lacks in digital effects prowess, it makes up for with some ambitious storylines and, of course, Morgan Freeman as a

Kaja is an eternal optimist in spite of living with a man who would rather go hunting with the boys and who refuses to have sex with her because she “isn’t particularly attractive” anymore. Whatever. That’s life. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres

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Inspired by the beloved New York Times bestseller, The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, The Hedgehog is the timely story of Paloma (Garance Le Guillermic), a young girl bent on ending it all on her upcoming 12th birthday. At Chez Artiste and Boedecker. — Landmark Theatres The Help Viola Davis, Emma Stone and Octavia Spencer star in this adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s novel as women in 1960s Mississippi who form an unlikely bond that shatters societal mores of the era. Rated PG-13. At Century and Colony Square. — Rene Rodriguez The Human Centipede II: Full Sequence

A high-powered New York publisher quits his job and moves his family to a quaint New England town, only to discover their new home was once a grisly murder scene and they might be the killer’s next targets. Rated PG-13. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Los Angeles Times/MCT

Martin is a mentally disturbed loner who lives with his mother in a bleak housing project. He works the night shift as a security guard in an equally grim and foreboding underground parking complex. To escape his dreary existence, Martin loses himself in the fantasy world of the cult horror film The Human Centipede: First Sequence. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres

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A stunt driver for Hollywood movies who moonlights as a wheelman for robberies must use his skills behind the wheel to protect the woman he loves. Rated R. At Century and Colony Square. — Los Angeles Times/MCT

In the hectic days before a tight Ohio presidential primary, an up-and-coming campaign press secretary becomes embroiled in a political scandal that threatens his candidate’s shot at the presidency. Rated R. At Century and Colony Square. — Los Angeles Times/ MCT

Esmeralda Inspired by Victor Hugo’s famous novel, Notre Dame de Paris, Esmeralda is choreographed by Yuri Burklava and Vasily Medvedev. This classic tale of love and loyalty triumphing over corruption is broadcast live from the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow. At Boedecker Theater. — Boedecker Theater

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Machine Gun Preacher Machine Gun Preacher, directed by Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland), is the inspirational true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing criminal who finds an unexpected calling as the savior of hundreds of kidnapped and orphaned children. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres Midnight in Paris Midnight in Paris, a new romantic comedy from writer/director Woody Allen, tells the story of a family that travels to the picturesque French capital on business. The party includes two young people (Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams) who are engaged to be married in the fall and have experiences there that change their lives forever. Rated PG-13. At Century and Mayan. — Boedecker Theater The Mill and the Cross

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Sarah, a 10-year-old girl, is taken with her parents by the French police as they arrest Jewish families. To protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom cupboard and promises to come back for him when they are released. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres

Accomplished singer, harpsichordist and violinist Nannerl is Wolfgang’s (David Moreau) elder by five years. Originally held up as the family’s child prodigy, she has now been forced to accompany the star of the family, her younger brother. At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres Mysteries of Lisbon Raul Ruiz’s masterful adaptation of the eponymous 19th-century Portuguese novel is an engrossing tale that follows a multitude of characters whose fate conjoin, separate and then rejoin again over three decades in Portugal, France and Italy. At International Film Series. — IFS The New York School American art came of age with the first important modern movement by a group of New York painters who became known as Abstract Expressionists. In the 1940s and ’50s their aggressive action painting challenged the School of Paris. Harold Rosenberg, author of the phrase “action painting,” offers his valuable insights, as does fellow critic Clement Greenberg. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. — Denver Film Society One Fall The film tells the story of a man (writer/director Marcus Dean Fuller) who miraculously survived a terrible fall from a spectacular 200-foot-high precipice that is the area’s major attraction. At Mayan. — Landmark Theatres Our Idiot Brother Our Idiot Brother has a menage a trois, nudity, pot use and profanity. But the unfailing sweetness of Paul Rudd’s lead performance makes what could have been another raunchy and rude R-rated farce a bracing change-of-pace in a summer of aggressive comedies about aggressive people. Rated R. At Century. — Roger Moore/MCT Pedal-Driven Pedal-Driven delves into the escalating conflict between mountain bikers with their hunger to ride and the federal land managers charged with protecting the public lands that belong to us all. Is there any room for mountain bikers in the American landscape. At Denver FilmCenter/Colfax. — Denver Film Society

Pieter Bruegel’s epic masterpiece “The Way To Calvary” depicts the story of Christ’s Passion set in Flanders under brutal Spanish occupation in the year 1564, the year Bruegel created his painting. The Mill and The Cross focuses on a dozen characters whose life stories unfold and intertwine in a panoramic landscape populated by villagers and red-caped horsemen.At Chez Artiste. — Landmark Theatres

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Director Bennett Miller’s Moneyball is the best sports movie in a long time and honestly inspirational. It’s based on the true story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane, played remarkably by Brad Pitt. Somewhat of a renegade, Beane bucked the norm and employed a new statistical way of analyzing players called “sabermetrics,” winding up in the playoffs with

A washed-up ex-fighter gets one last shot at glory when he teams with his estranged son to build and train a contender in the new high-tech sport of robot boxing. Rated PG-13. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. — Los Angeles Times/MCT Restless

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Buffs look to get lucky at Stanford by Matt Sparkman

Susan France fter a disappointing loss to Washington State, Jon Embree’s Colorado Buffaloes hit the buzz saw of their Pac-12 schedule starting this weekend at Stanford. The Cardinal feature consensus top NFL prospect Andrew Luck at quarterback, leading a formidable offense, averaging just under 46 points per game. Luck has tossed 11 touchdowns and only one interception, perhaps his most impressive staThe CU Buffs lost to the Washington State tistic. But Embree is just as Cougars last week. concerned about Stanford’s run game as he is fretting about how to deal with the for it or pick up the tempo and put All-American quarterback. points on the board in rapid fashion. “You’ve got to stop the run first,” The Cardinal will be undoubtedly said Embree. “I think that’s the misno- looking to attack the Buffaloes’ depletmer about having Andrew Luck, you ed defensive secondary all night come think you have to go in there stopping Saturday. the pass. If you don’t stop their run, The Buffs will start Jason look out. They’re a power running Espinoza, who until a month ago was team, and they’re a very physical team. a wide receiver, at cornerback. Brian They want it to be a street fight. If you Lockridge, a running back until he don’t have that mindset, they’ll run asked the coaching staff if he could you out of the stadium.” also switch to corner last week, will see Stanford is led in the running significant playing time at the other game by Stepfan Taylor, a junior comcorner spot. The two played surprising off a 1,000-yard season. The ingly well, save a few errors, against Cardinal have the ability to grind out Washington State. lengthy drives when the situation calls “I thought I did OK, but there’s a

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Game schedule n Friday, Oct. 7 Soccer @ Washington Seattle, Wash., 6 p.m.

lot of room for improvement,” said Espinoza, who said the coaches corrected a couple of technical issues he showed early in the game. “Other than that, I thought I did alright.” It’s the Cardinal’s offensive prowess that has experts saying they are a dark horse championship contender. Ranked seventh nationally and coming into Saturday’s show undefeated, Stanford appears to be the most legitimate title contender the middle-heavy Pac-12 has to offer. However, the Cardinal must avoid overlooking a superficially unimpressive CU team, which has a

Volleyball @ No. 3 Washington Seattle, 8 p.m. n Saturday, Oct. 8 Football @ No. 7 Stanford Palo Alto, Calif., 5:30 p.m., Versus network Volleyball @ Washington State Pullman, Wash., 8 p.m. n Sunday, Oct. 9 Soccer @ Washington State Pullman, Wash., 1 p.m.

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• If Andrew Luck is a top pick in this year’s NFL Draft, he wouldn’t be the first Stanford quarterback to earn such a distinction. John Elway was selected by the Baltimore Colts with the first overall pick. Elway was then traded to Denver, where he spent his entire 16-year career, winning two Super Bowls. • When the Buffs convert at a 50 percent clip or better on third down, which they did against Washington State (58 percent), they stand a pretty good chance of winning, compiling a 74-10-1 record when they do so. • This weekend will be CU’s second game ever on the Versus network. The first came in 2008, when CU gutted out a 28-24 victory against Iowa State at Folsom Field.

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Matt Sparkman (3-2): Stanford, 49-13 Luck and Stanford will just be too much for Colorado’s patchwork secondary to handle. This one should be over early from Palo Alto. Guest picker (3-1) — Tom Fitzgerald, San Francisco Chronicle: Stanford, 48-17 The Cardinal’s offense is gaining steam every week, and their balance will help counter the Buffs’ blitzes.

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hard time finding ways to win. Colorado found itself ahead by 10 with around four minutes to go against Washington State at home this past Saturday, only to succumb to a Washington State team that had been the inferior of the two all afternoon at Folsom. The loss clearly left the Buffaloes disheartened directly afterwards, as Embree let his team and media members know exactly how he felt about his team’s inability to finish down the stretch, asking, “When was enough, enough?” If enough is to actually become enough on Saturday and for the Buffs to upset a very good Stanford team with Luck, who Embree calls “the best

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player in college football,” then Colorado will have to play 60 minutes of completely mistake-free football, not 56 minutes of mostly mistake-free football, as they did against the Cougars last weekend. Until that moment occurs, Embree will settle for and demand nothing less from his group of Buffaloes. “I hate losing,” Embree said after the loss to Washington State. “I’m competitive. I expect these guys to win every time we go out there. I know people look at me as if I am crazy, and they talk about the things that we don’t have, but what we do have, we have to find a way to win with.” Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

Buffs spikers nearing end of tough stretch by Matt Sparkman

hile many in her position would grow frustrated, Kerra Schroeder viewed facing five top-15 teams in three weeks as an enjoyable experience. Colorado volleyball’s junior captain and outside hitter recorded a matchhigh 19 kills against No. 2 UCLA, as the Buffs fell short for the seventh straight outing, losing in three sets. “It’s been fun,” Schroeder says. “I don’t take it as a struggle. I kind of enjoy it. I’ve played against these girls forever.” Schroeder played club volleyball against many of the Pac-12’s best players. The Buffs’ trip to Washington will mark the end of a stretch where six of CU’s past seven opponents have been ranked in the top 15 nationally. CU plays No. 3 Washington in Seattle before traveling east to Pullman to play unranked Washington State. The following weekend CU hosts Arizona and Arizona State, neither of which is ranked, although Arizona is garnering votes in the top 25. The three-game stretch against unranked teams represents a huge opportunity for the Buffs, as CU has failed to win a set, let alone a match, in their first seven Pac-12 games, although they have come close in sets against California, USC and UCLA — all topfive teams. Colorado will also benefit from the possible return of setters Alyssa Valentine and Erin Stock, both of whom have been recovering from ankle injuries. Junior Michelle Miller has filled in admirably for Valentine and Stock, even though she gives up height at the net, standing at 5 foot, 7 inches. “They are progressing,” head coach Liz Kritza says of her sidelined setters. “I look for their return in the next week

or week and a half. It’s reasonable to think that we may see one of them back in the lineup.” Valentine has started every match she has been healthy and leads the Buffs in assists for the second straight season. Despite the lack of victories, the Buffs have found themselves in plenty of tight sets with some of the nation’s top teams. Just this past weekend, the Buffs had a 14-12 lead in the first set against No. 5 USC and a 12-10 lead against No. 2 UCLA, but CU would allow both teams to go on runs and take the set relatively comfortably. The key, according to Kritza, is to be mentally tougher and win the race to 20 points. “If we take identity [of being the tougher team], then we’ll find ourselves in a lot of 21-22 type points of sets, and that’s where anything can happen,” said Kritza. “Same thing in basketball, if you get yourself to the last two minutes, then anything can happen. It’s the same thing in volleyball. If we get ourselves to a 20-20 situation, it becomes a game to five, instead of a game to 25.” A huge area of needed growth for the Buffs is their sideout percentage (the percentage of points a team wins when they serve). Many of CU’s Pac-12 counterparts sideout at about a 70 percent clip, but the Buffs struggle to get to 50. Miller and Schroeder said that increasing their sideout percentage with more aggressive serving and decreasing that of their opponent’s with better first contact has been a high priority in practice. If Valentine and Stock return to the lineup and CU sideouts at a higher percentage, the Buffs should stand a decent chance to grab their elusive first Pac-12 victory against Arizona or Arizona State when the Buffs return home from Washington. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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The great grilled cheese debate

by Blair Madole Tyler Nemkov

s the leaves turn red, the air becomes crisp, and the politicians go in for that final pre-election teeth whitening, the bears aren’t the only ones concentrating on fattening up before winter hits. Moms all over the country are pulling out the ingredients for beef stew, meat loaf, mashed potatoes and the classic American comfort food: grilled cheese. Unfortunately, many moms may be confused about how to properly make this delightfully melted concoction. The confusion stems from the everimportant, life-changing debate surrounding the quintessential sandwich. That’s right Boulder, there is a debate about what constitutes a grilled cheese. An unofficial poll conducted by Boulder Weekly reveals that the people are split — about half argue it is simply bread, cheese and lots of butter, but the rest believe additions of meat, veggies or condiments still count it as a grilled cheese. Fortunately, local experts have put forth their opinions to help Boulderites decide on this weighty matter.

The Old-Timer This is the classic grilled cheese your mom made for you when you were young and was typically paired with Campbell’s Tomato Soup. The OldTimer often coincides with warm, fuzzy feelings and reminiscing about those cold days when the smells of butter and cheddar wafted from the stove. Samm White, co-owner of Cheese Importers in Longmont, describes grilled cheese as “cheese made from milk [not processed], squished between two

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exact way that my mother made this culinary delight for me: the classic white bread, sliced cheddar and butter with tomato soup for dipping,” Kingsford says. “Nothing is better.”

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slices of crusty toasted bread and grilled until melted in a most glorious, ooey and gooey, dirty way.” Will Frischkorn, co-owner of Cured in Boulder, agrees with White. “A grilled cheese sandwich should be just that — amazing bread, a flavorful melting cheese, like a clothbound cheddar, and very little else,” Frischkorn says. “Childhood memories always pop up in my mind when thinking of grilled cheese. My mom’s homemade bread with good cheddar and a fresh bowl of tomato soup, buttered pan still on the stove, is a hard one to top.” Though Kelly Kingsford, executive chef at Mateo and a new mom, has enjoyed several grilled cheeses that included extras like roasted jalapeños or braised beef short ribs, she plans on sticking to tradition once her newborn daughter is older. “I will make grilled cheese for Olivea Gray the

This is similar to the warm, cheesy sandwich kids are so fond of, but wearing a power suit with a cocktail in hand. In this category, grilled cheeses are hidden behind names like “baked brie and pear sandwich” and “aged cheddar, apple and pork shoulder melt.” These are the Michelin-starred counterparts to the melts found at the local diner. Supporters of this beefed-up grilled cheese argue that although there are additions to the classic sandwich, it is still considered a grilled cheese as long as the extras do not overshadow the dairy base. Coral Ferguson, co-owner of Cured, says “a grilled cheese must be between two slices of bread — no open-faced, panini-esque healthy nonsense — with no more than two other ingredients that cannot weigh more than the cheese itself. It should be cooked in a frying pan or press with copious amounts of butter and served immediately.” Though kids may question the use of truffles or pork belly combined with a fancy-sounding cheese like Gruyere or Tallegio, these gourmet grilled cheeses are a great fit for grown-ups. “The beauty of grilled cheese is that it harks back to childhood and comfort food,” Ferguson says, “yet as grown-ups we are able to innovate and play, add bacon jam or serve alongside a Bloody Mary rather see GRILLED CHEESE Page 63

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Moongate Asian Bistro 1628 Pearl St., Boulder 720-406-8888

Asian food for all tastes

an-Asian variety is the name of the game at Pearl Street’s Moongate Asian Bistro, which features a diverse and affordable Asian menu. Classic Chinese-American cookery is one of the stars of the show here, with such venerable chestnuts as Kung Pao chicken and broccoli beef on tap. Moongate also offers several Thai, Japanese and Vietnamese selections, including pad thai, sushi and Saigon soft shell crab. Besides the wide-reaching menu, this restaurant also differentiates itself from its brethren through its comfortable but contemporary ambience, which decidedly elevates the place above hole-in-the-wall status. This Eastern Hemisphere bistro dishes out reasonably priced fare at both lunch and dinner. For example, a lunch portion of Buddha’s feast, a meatless mix of vegetables and tofu, goes for $6.50 at lunch and $8.50 at dinner. Lunch entrées come with egg roll and fried rice, while dinner selections are sided with steamed rice. Seeking Chinese-American guilty pleasures of the fried, sweet and salty variety, colleague Amanda and I began a weekday lunch with a $6.50 starter of coconut shrimp and $4.75 crab Rangoon. Each arrived piping hot, crisply textured and without a hint of grease. The subtle sweetness of coconut played nicely off the delicately flavored but generously proportioned shrimp. While I never had crab Rangoon until college, I have to confess that ever since then, I’ve developed a closet addiction to this strangely compelling treat. Moongate’s version certainly fulfilled my cravings, with a creamy, almost fluid, cheese filling accented by a hint of crab. Colleague Amanda opted for a lunch of $7.50 fish filet in black bean sauce, sided by fried rice and pleasingly crunchy egg roll. The fried whitefish was a bit more accessible than the old-school Chinatown version of steamed seafood and pungent black bean. In this instance, the fermented bean was toned down a bit, which made it more user-friendly to the palate accustomed to less strongly flavored ChineseAmerican classics like sesame chicken.

by Clay Fong Susan France

Clay’s Obscurity Corner What’s in a number?

he observant student of Chinese numerology may notice the last four digits of Moongate’s phone number are “8888.” This is likely not a coincidence, as the number eight is synonymous with wealth and good fortune. The pronunciation of the number eight, “ba,” sounds similar to the word for wealth, which is “baat” in the Cantonese dialect. Consequently, people and businesses tend to use eights to promote prosperity. In Hong Kong, personalized license plates with the number eight on them can fetch a handsome price, and it seems deliberate that the United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Beijing is UA888. I opted for a heaping bowl of $9.50 Japanese udon noodles in soup with a side of shrimp and vegetable tempura. While this is a simple dish, there’s plenty of ways to mess it up (i.e. soggy noodles, overly salty broth, etc.), but I was happy to see that Moongate had averted these potential pitfalls. The thick noodles had just the right amount of textural give, and the broth was as good as you’ll get in a dedicated Japanese eatery. What made this soup stand out was a fragrant aroma of black mushroom, which nicely complemented the julienned carrots, cabbage strips and baby bok choy in the soup. The quality of these ingredients rendered the tempura darn near superfluous. While these portions of

shrimp, mushroom and sweet potato may have benefited from a lighter batter, the seafood and veggies encased within had achieved the correct degree of doneness and flavor. One of the nice things about Moongate Asian Bistro, besides affordable prices, is that it’s ideal for a group of people who have divergent tastes. There’s plenty of tofu and plant-based selections for the vegetarians, while the fan of Thai cuisine can easily tuck into a curry or bowl of chicken coconut soup. Prompt service also makes this inviting spot a fine place for a workday lunch, where one can enjoy a flavorful sitdown meal in a short time. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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ell, hello, all my little hence the shout-out in the name. But pumpkins out there you can adjust if it looks like a bit much in pumpkin-patch to you. The treat is golden brown and land. moist, and it tastes delish with a little I’m here to tell apple butter. It is great on its own too, you, the time has come. You know you but I’m just Susie Suggestion, here to have been waiting for it all year. It’s give you choices. pumpkin-palooza time. A new pumpIt also tastes great with some spiked kin recipe each week, all month. It will apple cider, duh. You might not need it be everything but after the pumpkin actual pumpkin pie martini, but again, This bread (per my readers’ I’m here to make request), and if it is your treats sweet, has just the pumpkin pie, it will your options right have a bit of a twist abundant, and to it. Break out the your cocktails amount of scarecrows, rakes a-flowing. I’m pumpkin, and and pumpkin martiexhausted. nis. October is here, Now, follow don’t judge and there is plenty the directions, put because I use to celebrate. some love into it, This first treat is and invite me pure pumpkin going to be sweet and over when it’s purée. simple. It’s something done. you will make numerous times, and you Toasted Pine Nut will have the recipe engrained in your Pumpkin Spice Bread mind. Wow, I’m feeling a little cocky 1 1/2 cups flour about this treat — must be the pumpkin 1/4 tsp. salt martini giving me big dessert balls. 3/4 tsp. baking soda So, here is your first pumpkin-loving 1 cup brown sugar recipe: Toasted Pine Nut Pumpkin 1 cup pure pumpkin purée Spice Bread. Holy quick bread heaven! 2 eggs 1/2 cup canola oil I love a good quick bread — they are 1/4 cup water homey without having to be complicat1/2 tsp. allspice ed, and people still think they are hard 1/2 tsp. nutmeg to make. Keep that little secret in your 1 tsp. cinnamon back pocket. “It took all day, oh, my 1 cup toasted pine nuts (place on baking aching feet.” This bread has just the right sheet at 350, toast for 5-6 minutes) amount of pumpkin, and don’t judge Preheat oven to 350. Butter or because I use pure pumpkin purée. grease a 9-inch-by-5-inch inch loaf pan There have been times when I scrape, In medium bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda and sugar. Set aside. In and clean and purée, and roast and ... large bowl, mix pumpkin, eggs, oil, I’m over it. The purchased stuff works water and spices until well combined. great and makes the process even Stir in flour mixture until just comquicker. More time to enjoy pumpkin bined. Fold in pine nuts. martinis, of course. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for The pine nuts add a great texture, 50-60 minutes. Top should be golden, just enough crunch. The flavor is meland toothpick (skewer) should come out low, yet still rich and hearty. When you clean when inserted in center. Let cool roast these babies, the smell will be fall in pan 15-20 minutes, run a sharp knife in a nutshell (or a pine cone, if you want to get technical). Makes you want to run around edges to loosen. Turn out onto cooling rack. Eat warm or at room temout into your yard and roll in the leaves. perature. Enjoy! I mean, we all do that right? Bueller ... Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com I love my pumpkin bread spicy,

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TIDBITES Food happenings around town Rosenberg is next chef at Hush Top Chef Hosea Rosenberg, former chef of Jax Fish House, will be the next Hush Concepts chef, setting up a pop-up restaurant in a secret downtown Denver location on Friday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29. Hush is Colorado’s first traveling dining event. The location will be revealed to guests one week before the event. Dinner will take place at either 5:30 or 8:30 p.m., and will include a six-course tasting menu with signature cocktails and wines paired by Rosenberg’s partner, James Lee of Le Grand Bistro. For tickets or more information on Hush, visit www.hushdenver.com.

GABF is the largest commercial beer competition in the world, with 3,930 beers from 526 breweries vying for medals in 83 categories. Several local breweries won medals for their beers. Longmont’s Oskar Blues Brewery won silver with its Deviant Dale’s brew in the American Style IPA category. Upslope Brewing Co. of Boulder won gold in the Field/Pumpkin category with its Upslope Pumpkin Ale, and Boulder’s Mountain Sun Pub and Brewery won silver with its Colorado Kind brew in the Extra Special Bitter category. Ska Brewing Co. of Durango claimed a gold medal in the Sweet Stout category for its Steel Toe Stout.

Amaro’s first wine dinner On Oct. 25 at 6:30 p.m., Alec Schuler, the chef and owner of Arugula Bar e Restaurant, and Sven Hedenas, the executive chef at Tangerine, are holding a wine dinner at the restaurant Amaro Drinkery Italia. For the dinner, the chefs chose wines from the Veneto region of Italy to pair with their signature courses. Reservations are required, and there is a limit of 35 seats. The cost is $79 per person. For reservations, call 303-443-5100. The dinner will be the first of similar monthly events.

Steak Room sets opening date Peter and Mara Soutiere of Sushi Tora and Tahona Tequila Bistro have announced an opening date for their Pearl Street Steak Room: Oct. 24. The restaurant is located between Tahona and The Kitchen [Next Door], and is a 30-seat dining room with a five-seat bar. The Pearl Street Steak Room will feature natural and humanely raised beef and game, and will work with boutique vendors who offer unique flavor profiles in a variety of cuts. The restaurant will complement the meats with seasonal produce and a contemporary wine list. The Steak Room will be open Tuesday through Saturday starting at 4:30 p.m. For more information, visit www. pearlstreetsteakroom.com. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

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than tomato soup.”

The Consensus Mountain Sun Pub and Brewery on Pearl Street serves as the swing voter in this debate by supporting all types of proponents of the American classic with a “build your own grilled cheese” option on their menu. Customers can order a basic grilled cheese or can choose from an array of toppings like mushrooms, onions, bacon and pesto. We at the Boulder Weekly, however, believe in being decisive. Though we have fond memories of mom makBoulder Weekly

ing us a grilled cheese on the stove with lots of cheese and even more butter, then heating up a can of tomato soup, we have to support the GrownUp. There is something empowering about taking the sandwich that was so lovingly prepared for us and adding our own flair. It is kind of like being a teenager and bedazzling your iPod, but with way better-tasting results. As long as the cheese is the main component of the sandwich and the additions are merely complementary, we vote for the adult grilled cheese. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com October 6, 2011 63

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onsider the traditional Japanese breakfast available at the Alfalfa’s Market food court. The Obaa-Chan option is the Asian equivalent of a grand slam, serving up steamed rice, a salmon filet, miso soup and a variety of vegetables. Lighter appetites may go for rice in a green tea broth, enhanced by seaweed and flaked salmon. No matter what one chooses, the menu here provides healthy alternatives to the standard egg-andbacon breakfast.

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ongmont’s Georgia boys BBQ has the feel of an old-school barbecue, right down to its location in an old house nestled among warehouses a stone’s throw from downtown. Available meats include pulled pork, pulled chicken and brisket. Both the pork and brisket are outstanding preparations, adroitly balancing spice, smoke and meatiness, while even a typically mundane side like BBQ beans becomes noteworthy once the Georgia boys have laid their hands on it.

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he quintessential taqueria, Longmont’s Tacos Don Jose serves up tasty and reasonably priced Mexican in a bright setting. The menu ranges from gorditas to shrimp cocktails, and, unsurprisingly, one of the highlights is the $1.50 taco plate, available with such fillings as tongue and carnitas, and simply garnished with cilantro and onion. The sopes, a $3 street snack resembling a tostada with a thick tortilla base, is enough for a light meal on its own.

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and Caribbean influences, as well as the pervasiveness of such Southern staples as greens and macaroni and cheese. There’s also a nod to the Low Country’s easy access to seafood in the shellfish Po’ Boy sandwiches. But one of the main stars of the show is the first-rate gumbo, brimming with meaty shrimp, perfectly textured okra and pleasing earthy flavor.

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ositioning itself as a Brooklyn-inspired sandwich shop, Boulder’s Deli Zone has a definite East Coast ambience. There are dozens of menu options, including baseball-themed breakfast sandwiches served all day, classic hot deli selections such as Reubens, cold Italian heroes and veggie sandwiches. East Coast transplants and fans of deli fare will want to make a beeline for the Chicken Parmesan and the New Yorker, a classic blend of corned beef and pastrami.

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1155 13th St., Boulder 720-353-4442

he dollar-to-flavor ratio at Pickled Lemon on The Hill is impressive, as this fastcasual locale offers flavor-packed Middle Eastern plates priced at well under $10. Favorites like beef and lamb kabobs are given new life with such toppings as spicysweet Moroccan carrots, incongruous but flavorful Korean kimchi and the namesake pickled lemon. The herbed falafel is another noteworthy item, as these fried chickpea

delights have a remarkably delicate coating and light interior.

The Kitchen [Next Door] 1035 Pearl St., Boulder 720-542-8159

hree things distinguish The Kitchen [Next Door] from its namesake neighbor, namely a focus on swift service for time-constrained diners, menu offerings all less than $9, and a family-friendly emphasis. The kids menu features dishes priced at $5.95, and includes such dishes as a scaleddown version of the Kitchen’s famed pulled pork sandwich. For adults, the lamb sandwich with mint sauce, perfect with a side of roasted beets, is a fine choice, as is the salmon salad.

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un by the same folks who operate the neighboring Arugula Ristorante, the recently opened Tangerine is bound to become a top North Boulder venue for breakfast and lunch. Compared to the brunch bill of fare, Tangerine’s lunch menu is relatively modest, featuring entrée salads such as an albacore nicoise, and classic sandwiches including Reubens and BLTs. The brunch menu is where the action is, as it includes delectable lemon ricotta pancakes topped with blueberries, and outstanding chicken and waffles.

Niwot Market

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he Niwot Market dishes up a Friday night supper that’s as much a community happening as it is an enjoyably casual dining experience. Menus vary from week to week, so it’s best to call ahead to find out what’s cooking. On some evenings the entrée might be fried chicken or steak, on another night, clam pasta. One recent evening, it was a wonderfully executed barbecue dinner featuring both brisket and ribs, sided with extraordinary collard greens.

Centro Latin Kitchen and Refreshment Palace

950 Pearl St., Boulder 303-442-7771

othing screams summertime more than cuisine from warm-weather climes, cool drinks and al fresco dining, all of which are available at Boulder’s Centro Latin Kitchen and Refreshment Palace. Centro serves up ceviche, tacos, tortas and platters featuring such specialties as chicken enchiladas with an optional fried egg, a suave avocado salsa dip and the Fresno chile lemonade. Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com Boulder Weekly

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March 21-April 19:

“Do unto others as they wish,” advised French artist Marcel Duchamp, “but with imagination.” I recommend that approach to you, Aries. You’re in a phase of your astrological cycle when you can create good fortune for yourself by tuning into the needs and cravings of others, and then satisfying those needs and cravings in your own inimitable and unpredictable ways. Don’t just give the people you care about the mirror image of what they ask for; give them a funhouse mirror image that reflects your playful tinkering.

TAURUS

April 20-May 20:

Winner of the American Book Award in 1963, William Stafford wrote thousands of poems. The raw materials for his often-beautiful creations were the fragments and debris of his daily rhythm. “I have woven a parachute out of everything broken,” he said in describing his life’s work. You are now in a phase when you could achieve a comparable feat, Taurus. You have the power to turn dross into sweetness, refuse into treasure, loss into gain.

GEMINI

May 21-June 20:

Is there something you’ve always wanted to create but have not gotten around to creating? Now would be an excellent time to finally get that project off the ground. Is there any role you have fantasized about taking on but have never actually sought out? Now would be a perfect moment to initiate an attempt. Is there any big mysterious deal you’ve thought about connecting with but never have? Any profound question you’ve longed to pose but didn’t? Any heartexpanding message you’ve wanted to deliver but couldn’t bring yourself to? You know what to do.

CANCER June 21-July 22:

The experiences you’re flirting with seem to be revivals of long-forgotten themes. You’re trying to recover and reinvigorate stuff that was abandoned or neglected way back when. You’re dipping into the past to salvage defunct resources, hoping to find new applications for them. To illustrate the spirit of what you’re doing, I’ve resurrected some obsolete words I found in an 18th-centry dictionary. Try sprinkling them into your conversations; make them come alive again. “Euneirophrenia” means “peace of mind after a sweet dream.” The definition of “neanimorphic” is “looking younger than one’s true age.” “Gloze” is when you speak soothing or flattering words in order to persuade. “Illapse” means the gradual or gentle entrance of one thing into another.

LEO

July 23-Aug. 22:

An old Egyptian saying declares, “The difference between a truth and a lie weighs no more than a feather.” I suspect that your upcoming experiences will vividly demonstrate the accuracy of that statement. There will be a very fine line between delusional nonsense and helpful wisdom … between colorful but misleading BS and articulate, provocative analysis … between interesting but irrelevant fantasies and cogent, evidence-based prognostications. Which side will you be on, Leo? To increase your chances of getting it right, be a stickler for telling yourself the heart-strong truth.

VIRGO

Aug. 23-Sept. 22:

What’s the most practical method of acquiring wealth? One out of every five Americans believes that it’s by playing the lottery. While it is true, Virgo, that you now have a slightly elevated chance of guessing the winning numbers in games of chance — the odds are only 90 million to one instead of 100 million to one — I don’t recommend that you spend any time seeking greater financial security in this particular way. A much better use of your current cosmic advantage would be to revitalize and reorganize your approach to making, spending, saving and investing money.

LIBRA

Sept. 23-Oct. 22:

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory landed two robotic vehicles on Mars in 2004. They were expected to explore the planet and send back information for 90 days. But the rover named Spirit kept working for more than six years, and its companion, Opportunity, is still operational. The astrological omens suggest that any carefully prepared project you launch in the coming weeks could achieve that kind of staying power, Libra. So take maximum advantage of the vast potential you have available. Don’t scrimp on the love and intelligence you

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SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21:

“I don’t want to play the part of the mythical phoenix again,” my Scorpio friend Kelly has been moaning as she prepares for her latest trial by fire. “I’ve burned myself to the ground and risen reborn out of the ashes two times this year already. Why can’t someone else take a turn for a change?” While I empathized, I thought it was my duty to tell her what I consider to be the truth: More than any other sign of the zodiac, you Scorpios have supreme skills in the art of metaphorical self-immolation and regeneration. You’re better able to endure the ordeal, too. Besides, part of you actually enjoys the heroic drama and the baby-fresh feelings that come over you as you reanimate yourself from the soot and cinders. Ready for another go?

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21:

When she was 7 years old, my daughter Zoe created a cartoon panel with colored pens. It showed an orange-haired girl bending down to tend to three orange flowers. High overhead was an orange five-pointed star. The girl was saying, “I think it would be fun being a star,” while the star mused, “I think it would be great to be a girl.” I urge you to create your own version of this cartoon, Sagittarius. Put a picture of yourself where the girl was in Zoe’s rendering. Getting your imagination to work in this way will put you in the right frame of mind to notice and take advantage of the opportunities that life will bring you. Here’s your mantra, an ancient formula the mystics espouse: “As above, so below.”

CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19:

Years ago, I discovered I was eligible to join MENSA, an organization for people with high IQs. Since I’d never gotten any awards, plaques, or badges, I thought I’d indulge in this little sin of pride. Not too long after I signed up, however, I felt like an idiot for doing it. Whenever I told someone I belonged to MENSA, I felt sheepish about seeming to imply that I was extra smart. Eventually I resigned from the so-called genius club. But then I descended into deeper egomania — I started bragging about how I had quit MENSA because I didn’t want to come off like an egotist. How egotistical was that? Please avoid this type of unseemly behavior in the coming week, Capricorn. Be authentically humble, not fake like me. It’ll be important for your success.

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AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18:

Right now you have license to make pretty much everything bigger and funnier and wickeder. Good fortune is likely to flow your way as you seek out experiences that are extra interesting and colorful and thought-provoking. This is no time for you to be shy about asking for what you want or timid about stirring up adventure. Be louder and prouder than usual. Be bolder and brighter, nosier and cozier, weirder and more whimsical. The world needs your very best idiosyncrasies and eccentricities!

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PISCES

Feb. 19-March 20:

There is a slight chance the following scenario will soon come to pass: A psychic will reveal that you have a mutant liver that can actually thrive on alcohol, and you will then get drunk on absinthe every day for two weeks, and by the end of this grace period, you will have been freed of 55 percent of the lingering guilt you’ve carried around for years, plus you will care 40 percent less about what people think of you. Extra bonus: You’ll feel like a wise rookie who’s ready to learn all about intimacy as if you were just diving into it for the first time. But get this, Pisces: There’s an even greater chance that these same developments will unfold very naturally — without the psychic, without the prediction about a mutant liver, and without the nonstop drunkenness.

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303.444.1183

3970 North Broadway, Boulder (in Lucky’s Shopping Center, just above Dagabi)

We are a holistic wellness center specializing in womens’ and mens’ health, naturopathy, acupuncture and massage.

MMJ Doctor Evaluations • Confidential, affordable, professional. • 100% state compliant. Hours by • We have a notary on staff and appointment complete all paperwork on-site. M-F 9-5 • Our doctors spend 1/2 hour evaluating & educating our patients.

Online appointments at www.FullyAliveMedicine.com or call 303.404.2232 3000 Center Green Dr. Suite 130, Boulder (corner of Foothills and Valmont)